Connecticut
State Police Cruiser Struck By Car On I-95 In Westport: State PD
WESTPORT, CT — A Connecticut State Police cruiser was struck by another vehicle on Interstate 95 in Westport over the weekend, according to state police.
In a news release, state police said troopers assigned to Troop G – Bridgeport received a report Saturday around 3 a.m. of a crash on I-95 southbound in the area of Exit 17.
When troopers arrived in the area, they found a stationary state police cruiser positioned in the left travel lane with its emergency lights activated.
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According to state police, a 2015 Kia Sorrento was traveling in the left lane and approaching the stationary cruiser when the driver of the Kia, later identified as Sonny Abdul-Hardy, 47, of the Bronx, N.Y., failed to safely slow his vehicle or move to the right of the emergency vehicle and struck the back of the cruiser.
The trooper who had been driving the cruiser was outside of the vehicle at the time of the crash and was not injured as a result, state police said.
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Abdul-Hardy was treated and evaluated by Norwalk EMS officers for minor injuries but refused transportation to a hospital, state police said. Both vehicles were disabled due to damage and towed from the area.
Abdul-Hardy was issued an infraction charging him with failure to drive a reasonable distance apart resulting in a motor vehicle accident and failure to move over for emergency vehicles, according to state police.
“The Connecticut State Police urge motorists to use extra caution when approaching police, fire, EMS, Department of Transportation vehicles and tow trucks – and their operators – who are working to keep Connecticut’s highways safe,” state police said in a news release. “As a reminder, Connecticut General Statute 14-283b requires drivers to SLOW DOWN and MOVE OVER for stationary emergency vehicles on the highway.”
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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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