Connecticut
Motorcyclist seriously injured on Route 2 off-ramp after striking guardrail, being thrown from bike
A man was seriously injured when the motorcycle he was operating struck a guardrail and he was thrown from the bike off of Route 2 in East Hartford on Thursday evening.
The driver of the bike, a 35-year-old East Hartford man, was taken in an ambulance to Hartford Hospital following the crash on the Exit 2 off-ramp on Route 2 East shortly before 7 p.m., according to Connecticut State Police.
The man operating a 2001 Suzuki GSF600S in the left lane veered into the left shoulder and struck a metal beam guardrail, state police said. The man was then thrown from the bike and ended up partially in the shoulder and left lane.
The bike settled down in the left lane following the collision and had to be towed.
State police are still investigating the crash.
Anyone witnesses to the crash or drivers in the area with dashcam footage have been asked to contact Trooper Michael Dean at 860-534-1098 or michael.dean@ct.gov.
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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