Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Murder Suspects From Vermont Caught In CT Murder Suspects From Vermont Caught In CT
Murder Suspects From Vermont Caught In CT Two men wanted for a Vermont murder were nabbed in Connecticut by police who located the vehicle they were fleeing in on I-91. The incident took place around 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 17, when Enfield Police officers were alerted by an outside agency that Brandon Sanders, 18, and Johnny Ford, 32, were wanted in connection to a homicide in Burlington, Vermont, said the Enfield Police Department. Sanders was located in a vehicle traveling northbound on I-91 near Exit 49 and was taken into custody without incident, police said. Ford was later located at Motel 6 in a room and was taken into …

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by Kathy Reakes
Danbury, CT
Police & Fire
Fatal Two-Vehicle Crash Closes I-91 For Hours Fatal Two-Vehicle Crash Closes I-91 For Hours
Fatal Two-Vehicle Crash Closes I-91 For Hours One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash on I-91, closing the roadway for several hours early Thursday, April 11. The crash took place around 5:13 a.m., in the area of I-91 southbound, near Exit 6, in the City of New Haven, said the Connecticut State Police. Troopers from Troop I-Bethany responded, along with personnel from AMR, the Department of Transportation and the New Haven Fire Department. AMR transported the victim to Yale-New New Haven Hospital with life-threatening injuries. They were later pronounced dead at the hospital. “As a result of the complexity of the …

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by Kathy Reakes
Ridgefield, CT
News
Preliminary Toll Price Points Unveiled For CT Roadways Preliminary Toll Price Points Unveiled For CT Roadways
Preliminary Toll Price Points Unveiled For CT Roadways As Connecticut continues to dig out of a statewide debt, the Department of Transportation has laid out its preliminary proposed price point for tolls on major Connecticut roadways. Officials announced that they are looking to charge drivers 4.4 cents per mile during peak hours, and 3.5 cents per mile during off-peak hours, though they are still mulling their final plan. During his speech announcing his proposed state budget, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont laid out plans for 53 potential toll-collecting gantries on I-84, I-91, I-95, the Merritt and Wilbur parkways that could bring in an estimat…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
Politics
Details Emerge In Lamont's Statewide Toll Program That Includes I-95, I-84 Details Emerge In Lamont's Statewide Toll Program That Includes I-95, I-84
Details Emerge In Lamont's Statewide Toll Program That Includes I-95, I-84 In an effort to cut down on the state’s debt, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has proposed a highway tolling system that could generate nearly a billion dollars annually. During his speech announcing his proposed state budget, Lamont laid out plans for 53 potential toll-collecting gantries on I-84, I-91, I-95, the Merritt and Wilbur parkways that could bring in an estimated $800 million each year. The plan is down from a proposed 82 gantry model proposed by the Connecticut State Department of Transportation following a study last year. “Transportation Commissioner Joe Giulietti has been tasked…

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by Zak Failla
Shelton, CT
Traffic
Serious Injuries Report In Wrong-Way, Head-On Crash On I-91 Serious Injuries Report In Wrong-Way, Head-On Crash On I-91
Serious Injuries Report In Wrong-Way, Head-On Crash On I-91 This story has been updated. A stretch of I-91 has reopened after a head-on crash involving a vehicle going the wrong way causing its closure for hours, state police said. The closure was on the northbound side in Wethersfield between exits 25 and 27 following the two-vehicle crash with what state police described as serious injuries. The crash on the roadway, just south of Hartford, occurred just before 10 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 10.

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by Daily Voice
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
State Police Announce Dates, Sites For Holiday Details State Police Announce Dates, Sites For Holiday Details
State Police Announce Dates, Sites For Holiday Details With a record number of travelers expected to hit the road this holiday season, Connecticut State Police are cautioning area residents to mind the rules of the road take it easy on the eggnog if they’re going to get behind the wheel. Fresh on the heels of one of the busiest Thanksgiving travel seasons, Americans getting ready to go on the move for the Christmas and New Year holidays. AAA estimates that a record-breaking 112.5 million travelers - more than a third of all Americans - are expected to visit family and friends for the holiday. AAA estimates that an estimated 102 million of those…

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by Zak Failla
Stratford, CT
Police & Fire
One Killed In Tractor-Trailer Crash On I-91 One Killed In Tractor-Trailer Crash On I-91
One Killed In Tractor-Trailer Crash On I-91 A 41-year-old man was the victim of a fatal single-vehicle crash after losing control of a tractor-trailer on I-91. Ashley L. Bennett, of Uniondale on Long Island was killed around 4:43 a.m. Friday near Exit 14 in Wallingford, said the Connecticut State Police. According to the police report, Bennett was traveling northbound on I-91 in the right lane when he swerved off the right shoulder and down the grassy embankment. The vehicle continued down the embankment and collided with a tree. Bennett was found unresponsive on the scene and transported to Yale Hospital with serious inju…

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by Kathy Reakes
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
28-Year-Old Man Dies After Rollover I-91 Crash 28-Year-Old Man Dies After Rollover I-91 Crash
28-Year-Old Man Dies After Rollover I-91 Crash A 28-year-old area man has died from injuries sustained in a rollover crash on I-91, according to police. Korie Yu of New Haven was killed in the crash which took place during the early morning hours Wednesday on I-91 in Wallingford, Connecticut State Police said. According to an investigation, Yu was heading southbound on the highway when he lost control of his 2005 Toyota Camry,  went off the roadway and into the median and then hit a tree, state police added. He was transported to Yale-New Haven Hospital, where he later died, according to the accident report.  As a result of the invest…

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by Kathy Reakes
Newtown, CT
Police & Fire
Man With Active Warrants Knocked Unconscious After I-84, I-91 Chase Ends In Crash Man With Active Warrants Knocked Unconscious After I-84, I-91 Chase Ends In Crash
Man With Active Warrants Knocked Unconscious After I-84, I-91 Chase Ends In Crash A wanted man took Connecticut State Police troopers on a wild chase before crashing, knocking himself unconscious and toppling an allegedly stolen Jeep near a busy intersection. Police received a report of a stolen Jeep Grand Cherokee in Waterbury shortly after 2 p.m. on Monday afternoon. Troopers were told that the vehicle had been stolen earlier in the day near the Southington rest area on I-84. Officers from the Waterbury Police Department attempted to stop the Jeep, but the driver was able to speed away and evade them. Shortly after 2:15 p.m., troopers spotted the jeep in the left lane …

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Woman Killed In Wrong-Way Crash That Leads To Hours-Long I-91 Closure Woman Killed In Wrong-Way Crash That Leads To Hours-Long I-91 Closure
Woman Killed In Wrong-Way Crash That Leads To Hours-Long I-91 Closure A 27-year old woman was killed in a head-on collision while driving the wrong way overnight on northbound I-91. Katherine Gavidia of Hamden was killed just before midnight Thursday near Exit 8 in New Haven, said Connecticut State Police.  An accident report provided by the state police said Gavidia was driving a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu south when she drove head-on into a Chevy Silverado driven by Thomas Murray, 29, of Cheshire. Both drivers were trapped in their vehicles and had to be extricated, the state police said. Gavidia was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, the report said. …

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by Kathy Reakes
Shelton, CT
Police & Fire
Teen Driving Audi Apprehended After I-91 Chase Ends In Crash Teen Driving Audi Apprehended After I-91 Chase Ends In Crash
Teen Driving Audi Apprehended After I-91 Chase Ends In Crash A teen wanted for armed robberies took state police on a chase on I-91 that included slamming into one of the police cruisers before being apprehended. The incident took place around 4 p.m. Thursday when Connecticut State Police Troop G was notified by New Haven Police that they had officers attempting to stop a red 2002 Audi A4 sedan on I-91 southbound in the area of Exit 8, said the Connecticut State Police. New Haven also told state police that the driver, Taezhan Brewer, 18, of New Haven, was wanted for armed robberies and may be armed with a gun. Troopers located the vehicle in the ar…

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by Kathy Reakes
Stratford, CT
Police & Fire
Crazed, Violent Wrong-Way Driver Crashes Into Six Vehicles On I-91, Police Say Crazed, Violent Wrong-Way Driver Crashes Into Six Vehicles On I-91, Police Say
Crazed, Violent Wrong-Way Driver Crashes Into Six Vehicles On I-91, Police Say An unidentified, violent, out-of-control man was apprehended by police after a lengthy police chase which included the man hitting six vehicles, including three state police cars on I-91 in the New Haven area, police said. The incident unfolded early Monday when the man's sister phone New Haven police to report he was "out of control," and "needed hospitalization," said New Haven Police Officer David Hartman. Officers Thomas Blaisdell and Caitlin Zarella spoke with the man’s roommates at their University Place apartment. They said they last saw him a day ago, adding he a…

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by Kathy Reakes