Automobile Accidents

• SUV Hits Pedestrian in Vernon

  James Sabatini | March 30, 2007 10:48 AM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  A 57-year-old pedestrian who was hit by an SUV Thursday night is recovering this morning from head injuries, police said. The woman is in stable condition at Hartford Hospital, police said. The woman was struck while crossing Hartford Turnpike in Vernon, CT. The accident remains under investigation.

• Fatal Car Accident - Montville

  James Sabatini | March 01, 2007 4:09 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  A West Hartford woman died in a car accident near the Mohegan Sun Casino on Route 2a this morning, state police said. Wendy Jenkins, 28, of Lovelace Drive, died in a head-on collision with another vehicle around 1:51 a.m., state police said. She was driving the wrong way on a highway ramp. The driver and passengers of the other vehicle suffered non-threatening injuries.

• Elderly Driver Injures 27 Pedestrians at Sailfest in New London

  Staff Writer | July 08, 2006 7:26 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  This afternoon, 89 year-old driver Robert Laine of Wallingford, CT. drove through a crowd of pedestrians in an accident at Sailfest in New London. At least 27 persons were taken to the hospital for injuries ranging from serious to bumps and bruises. This accident is eerily similar to one in California a year or two ago and raises questions about the accident risks elderly drivers pose in an...

• Police Dog Killed in Waterbury Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | November 11, 2007 5:14 PM | 0 CommentsWaterbury, CT

  A car accident involving a police cruiser and another car in Waterbury has left three people injured and killed a police dog. The car accident happened on Saturday. According to the driver of the other car and his passenger, the police cruiser failed to stop at a stop sign. The accident happened around 3 a.m. at the intersection of Highland Avenue and Highland Drive.All three men were in...

• CT DOT To Inspect Trees Along Merritt Parkway

  James Sabatini | June 11, 2007 11:18 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  Gov. M. Jodi Rell said Monday that she has asked the state Department of Transportation to assess the safety of trees along the Merritt and Wilbur Cross parkways in response to a fatal accident on Saturday. Rell was acting on a request made by Westport First Selectman Gordon Joseloff, who sent a letter to the governor seeking an immediate review of tree maintenance procedures. On Saturday, two...

• Pedestrian Struck and Killed, Driver Wanted by Police

  James Sabatini | May 17, 2007 10:35 AM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  In West Haven, Connecticut, police are trying to identify the driver of a car who struck and killed a woman near the intersection of Route 34 and Yale Avenue this morning. Investigators are also trying to determine the identity of the victim, who is approximately 40 years old. Any witnesses to this fatal accident and crime (leaving the scene) should contact the West Haven police

• Drunk Driver Arrested

  James Sabatini | March 26, 2007 10:52 AM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  In Seymour, a 45-year-old woman who hit a state police cruiser head-on while driving the wrong way on Route 8 has been arrested. She was arrested for driving while intoxicated and driving the wrong way among other charges. Fortunately, no one was injured during the accident near exit 22 at 1:53 a.m.

• Two Students Hit By Car In Enfield

  James Sabatini | March 23, 2007 10:46 AM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  Two students are at the hospital this morning after they were hit by a car near the intersection of Brainard Road and Katherine Road in Enfield, Connecticut. Police said that serious car accident happened at 7:15 a.m. near a bus. The names of the students nor the extent of the injuries have not been disclosed.

• Naugatuck Car Accident Kills One, Injures Others

  James Sabatini | February 20, 2007 1:40 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  A man was ejected from his car in a crash on Route 63 on Monday evening, according to police.Naugatuck police responded to a crash at the intersection of Route 63 and Mill Street and found two cars heavily damaged. Police said Edward Coelho, 57, of Naugatuck, was ejected from his Mercury Cougar and was transported to Waterbury Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Other people involved in the...

• Truck Accident Causes I-95 Ramp, Lane Closures

  James Sabatini | May 25, 2006 3:05 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  The Kimberly Avenue off ramp and the right and center lanes od South I-95 were closed recently when a tractor-trailer went off the bridge of the exit 44 ramp. The noon accident took over three hours to clear.According to the Hartford Courant:Traffic was backed up northbound on I-95 to Exit 41, southbound traffic on I-95 was bumper-to-bumper all the way to the Pearl Harbor Memorial "Q-Bridge,"...