Hartford, CT
Police & Fire
Two Victims, One Arrest Following Workplace Shooting, Interstate Chase Two Victims, One Arrest Following Workplace Shooting, Interstate Chase
Two Victims, One Arrest Following Workplace Shooting, Interstate Chase A suspect has been arrested and two victims were taken to the hospital after a workplace shooting and interstate highway chase that happened earlier this morning, Tuesday, Sept. 22. The suspect was arrested around 9:30 a.m. on I-91 in Longmeadow near the Connecticut-Massachusetts border. He has not been identified beyond being a Massachusetts male. There were two victims in the shooting at a 105 Edwin Road logistics company, police said. The men received non-life-threatening injuries, said South Windsor Police Sgt. Marc Celeverdon during a 1 p.m. press conference Tuesday, Sept. 22. One ma…

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by Kristin Palpini
Springfield, MA
Police & Fire
Interstate Workplace Shooting And Highway Chase Ends In Longmeadow Interstate Workplace Shooting And Highway Chase Ends In Longmeadow
Interstate Workplace Shooting And Highway Chase Ends In Longmeadow A workplace shooting gave way to a police chase along I-91 Tuesday, Sept. 22. A South Windsor business on Edwin Road was the site of a shooting Tuesday morning, according to police. Though the business name has not been confirmed, the address of the shooting location belongs to a trucking firm. The suspect fled Connecticut in a dark-colored GMC Acadia toward the Massachusetts border, according to WesternMass News. The chase ended in Longmeadow around 9:30 a.m., State Police said.

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by Kristin Palpini
Amherst, MA
Police & Fire
Vermont Man Leads Police On High-Speed Chase, Apparently Shoots Self Vermont Man Leads Police On High-Speed Chase, Apparently Shoots Self
Vermont Man Leads Police On High-Speed Chase, Apparently Shoots Self A 27-year-old Vermont man who led police on a high-speed chase on I-91 is dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. On Sunday, Aug. 16, Massachusetts State Police attempted to stop a vehicle on Interstate 91 in Holyoke for having an unreadable license plate, the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office said. The driver allegedly sped off reaching speeds of 100-112 mph, police said. The driver of the vehicle allegedly attempted to take Exit 18 in Northampton, but drove through the median and collide with a guardrail at the northbound ramp, the DA said. Police observed one man in th…

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by Kristin Palpini
Springfield, MA
Traffic
I-91 Exits 4 and 5 Closed Morning Of Wed., Aug. 5 I-91 Exits 4 and 5 Closed Morning Of Wed., Aug. 5
I-91 Exits 4 and 5 Closed Morning Of Wed., Aug. 5 Traffic on I-91 in the Springfield area is a mess due to flooding caused by a nearby broken water main. Exits 4 and 5 are closed to traffic, according to State Police. The water main broke on East Columbus Avenue sometime before 6 a.m. The break has also flooded some city streets.

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by Kristin Palpini
Springfield, MA
Police & Fire
Springfield Man Is Shot, Dies In Car Crash Springfield Man Is Shot, Dies In Car Crash
Springfield Man Is Shot, Dies In Car Crash Suffering from a gunshot wound, a 41-year-old Springfield man died after getting into a car crash on I-91. Jayson Moriarty, 41, of Springfield, died Saturday, July 26, a short time after the crash, police said. The Hampden County of District Attorney’s Office just recently publicly identified the victim. Springfield Police responded to Worthington Street at around 11 p.m. on Saturday and found evidence of gunfire. Soon after, they were alerted to a car crash on I-91 near Exit 9 onto U.S. 20 in West Springfield. Moriarty had been in the car and was ejected upon impact. He was pronounced de…

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by Kristin Palpini
Hartford, CT
Traffic
Traffic Jam On I-91 In Meriden Due To Tractor Trailer Fire Traffic Jam On I-91 In Meriden Due To Tractor Trailer Fire
Traffic Jam On I-91 In Meriden Due To Tractor Trailer Fire The Southbound lane of I-91 in Meriden at Exit 17 is closed due to a truck accident and fire. Connecticut State Police said today, Monday, July 27 at 10:30 a.m., a tractor-trailer was in an accident and caught fire. Traffic is congested between Exits 19 and 17 - about 1.2 miles, the police said. Traffic is being diverted onto Route 15 south, via exit 67, the Plainville Citizen is reporting. No injuries have been reported. 

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by Kristin Palpini
Peekskill, NY
Politics
Hearing Scheduled For Proposed I-684 Toll Along Mile-Long Stretch That Runs Through Greenwich Hearing Scheduled For Proposed I-684 Toll Along Mile-Long Stretch That Runs Through Greenwich
Hearing Scheduled For Proposed I-684 Toll Along Mile-Long Stretch That Runs Through Greenwich A hearing has been scheduled as lawmakers in Connecticut get ready for a vote on proposed tolls on state highways, including a gantry on a mile-long stretch of I-684 that runs through Greenwich. A vote following the hearing could come as soon as next week. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont introduced a plan for 12 statewide tolls, including one in a remote stretch of I-684 near the Greenwich-North Castle town line that will force truck drivers to pay, despite being in the state for only about one mile.  The roadway is the only way to pass the area in either direction, forcing New Yorkers to…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
CT State Police Release Sites, Times For Holiday Roving Patrols CT State Police Release Sites, Times For Holiday Roving Patrols
CT State Police Release Sites, Times For Holiday Roving Patrols Connecticut State Police will be out in force during the holiday season, targeting distracted or impaired drivers on area highways. Troopers will be assigned to conduct roving patrols for nearly two weeks beginning on Friday, Dec. 20, as the roadways are expected to be filled with motorists traveling to see friends and family. Police noted that “a busy week will be made even more heavily traveled with Christmas falling on a Wednesday.” According to AAA, a record-breaking 112.5 million Americans are expected to travel for the holiday season, including more than 102 million who will likely …

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
News
Three Of Nation's Worst Traffic Bottlenecks Are In Fairfield County Three Of Nation's Worst Traffic Bottlenecks Are In Fairfield County
Three Of Nation's Worst Traffic Bottlenecks Are In Fairfield County A new report has cited three locations in Fairfield County for having some of the worst traffic bottlenecks in the country. The trucking industry loses $74.5 billion each year as a result of congestion on the nation’s highways, according to an estimate from the American Transportation Research Institute, which ranked the Top 100 Truck Bottlenecks for 2019 on its website. The following locations throughout Fairfield County were ranked: 43. Stamford's stretch of I-95 47. Norwalk's stretch of I-95 74. Bridgeport's I-95, Route 8 interchange These locations in Connecticut also made the list: …

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by Valerie Musson
Shelton, CT
Police & Fire
Here's When, Where Labor Day DUI Details Will Be In Connecticut Here's When, Where Labor Day DUI Details Will Be In Connecticut
Here's When, Where Labor Day DUI Details Will Be In Connecticut During the unofficial last weekend of summer, Connecticut State Troopers are reminding drivers to be smart, drive safe and be prepared for thousands of other vehicles on the roads. They're also announcing they will be out in force to check for drunk and drugged drivers, as well as aggressive drivers. To make sure all stay safe, they will begin extra patrols at midnight, Friday, Aug. 30 and continue through 11:59 p.m., Monday, Sept. 2. “The priority of all operators should be arrival at their destination in a safe manner," said Col. Stavros Mellekas, commanding officer of the Conn…

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by Kathy Reakes
Trumbull-Monroe, CT
Politics
CT Income Tax Cut Could Be Tied Into Tolls Deal, Widening I-95 CT Income Tax Cut Could Be Tied Into Tolls Deal, Widening I-95
CT Income Tax Cut Could Be Tied Into Tolls Deal, Widening I-95 Gov. Ned Lamont is considering a modest reduction in state income tax if electronic highway tolls are approved. The proposed compromise is part of a 52-page document on transportation funding released on Wednesday, June 19 as Lamont met with legislative leaders on tolls, which were removed from Connecticut highways in 1983. Lamont suggested specific projects to reduce congestion on Interstate 95 in Fairfield County. With an influx of $700 million in tolls, the state could afford to widen parts of I-95 south of New Haven, he said. But the governor said the state needs $2 billion-a-year to b…

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by Jon Craig
DV Plus - Fairfield, CT
Politics
Local Drivers No Longer Spared Tolls Aimed At Out-Of-State Trucks? Keep Your Eye On Legislators Local Drivers No Longer Spared Tolls Aimed At Out-Of-State Trucks? Keep Your Eye On Legislators
Local Drivers No Longer Spared Tolls Aimed At Out-Of-State Trucks? Keep Your Eye On Legislators Gov. Ned Lamont's Republican challenger last fall, Bob Stefanowski, warned, "Give an inch, take a mile." Stefanowski predicted that Democrat Lamont of Greenwich, who once favored tolls for all drivers -- cars and trucks -- would revert back to that money-grabbing proposition once he got initial support for out-of-state trucks only. Earlier this year, Lamont and a coalition of business leaders, labor officials and state lawmakers called for the restoration of highway tolls to finance upgrades to the Connecticut’s crumbling transportation system -- which is expected to run a deficit in 2023 w…

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by Jon Craig