Connecticut
Debris Causes Wild Highway Crash In Northern Connecticut
UNION, CT — Road debris in the northernmost reaches of Tolland County caused a wild crash over the weekend, state police said.
The crash took place at 5:48 a.m. Sunday, state police said.
According to a crash report, a 2009 Scion Xd being driven by a 20-year-old West Hartford man was heading west on Interstate 84 in Union when the compact car hit debris on the road.
The driver then lost control of the car and it hit a flashing marker on the left shoulder, caromed across three lanes, struck mile marker 91.4, rolled up an embankment and then landed on the right shoulder, according to a crash report.
The driver declined medical treatment at the scene, and was warned for a lane violation, according to a crash report.
Naugatuck Police say one person has been arrested after a multi-car accident on Route 63 Saturday afternoon.
According to police, they responded to the area of Route 63 and Cherry Street around 1 p.m. for reports of a collision with injuries.
They say a 30-year-old man from Waterbury was arrested and charged with operating under the influence of drugs/alcohol, operating under the influence with a child passenger, illegal possession of prescription drugs, failure to keep narcotics in the original container, risk of injury to a child and distracted driving.
Police say he is being held on a $10,000 Surety Bond.
This is all the information at this time.
BURLINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — A woman is dead after police said she was involved in a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer on Friday in Burlington.
According to Connecticut State Police, a Toyota RAV4 and Peterbuilt 386 tractor-trailer collided head-on on Route 4 near Punch Brook Road at around 4:49 p.m. on Friday.
The driver of the Toyota, identified as 64-year-old Mary Christine Ferland of Burlington, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured, according to state police. No one else was in either vehicle at the time of the crash.
The crash is still under investigation by state police, anyone with information is asked to call Trooper Brew at 860-626-7900.
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