First Case Confirmed In Connecticut Of Potentially Fatal Eastern Equine Encephalitis First Case Confirmed In Connecticut Of Potentially Fatal Eastern Equine Encephalitis
First Case Confirmed In Connecticut Of Potentially Fatal Eastern Equine Encephalitis The first case of human Eastern Equine Encephalitis of the season has been confirmed in Connecticut, the second ever to be reported in the state, according to the Department of Public Health. Officials said Monday, Sept. 16, that a resident of East Lyme tested positive for the disease and remains hospitalized. “EEE is a rare but serious and potentially fatal disease that can affect people of all ages,” cautioned DPH Commissioner Renée Coleman Mitchell. “Using insect repellent, covering bare skin and avoiding being outdoors from dusk to dawn are effective ways to help keep you from being bi…
Man Charged In Connection To Double-Fatal, Head-On I-95 Crash In December Man Charged In Connection To Double-Fatal, Head-On I-95 Crash In December
Man Charged In Connection To Double-Fatal, Head-On I-95 Crash In December A Connecticut man has been taken into police custody in connection to a fatal head-on crash on I-95 in December last year, state police announced. Connecticut State Police said that Groton resident Jose Vicente Noriega-Gonzalez, 38, was arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 27, on a warrant for his role in the crash in Stonington on Dec. 16 last year that left two dead. Noriega-Gonzalez has been charged with two counts of manslaughter with a motor vehicle, two counts of assault, reckless endangerment, driving the wrong way on a highway and illegal operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence.…
Man Wanted For Murder Located By K-9 After I-95 Foot Chase, CT State Police Say Man Wanted For Murder Located By K-9 After I-95 Foot Chase, CT State Police Say
Man Wanted For Murder Located By K-9 After I-95 Foot Chase, CT State Police Say A man wanted for murder was nabbed after taking state police on a foot chase following a traffic stop. Robert D. Annunziata, 33, of McDonough, Georgia, was arrested around 4:50 p.m., Sunday, July 4, after the vehicle he was in was stopped for speeding in the area of I-95 southbound just south of Exit 92 in Stonington, said the Connecticut State Police.  Annunziata, who was a passenger in the vehicle, jumped out of the car and ran into a wooded area just north of North Anguilla Road, but was located by K-9 officer Luka, state police said. K-9 LukaConnecticut State Police A background ch…
Woman Under Influence Charged After Two Fatally Struck While Crossing Road, Police Say Woman Under Influence Charged After Two Fatally Struck While Crossing Road, Police Say
Woman Under Influence Charged After Two Fatally Struck While Crossing Road, Police Say A woman allegedly driving under the influence struck and killed two people while they were crossing a busy Connecticut roadway. Stonington Police said the fatal incident took place around 8:07 p.m., Saturday, March 9, at the intersection of Route 27 and Rossie Pentway in Stonington, when a vehicle driven by Carol Belli, 73, of Groton, struck and killed two people attempting to cross the roadway, said Capt. Todd Olson. When officers arrived on the scene they found the two pedestrians, identified as Joanna Wakeman, 78, and Seth Wakeman, 88, both of Stonington, had been struck at the inte…