Connecticut Car Accidents

PLAINVILLE - A lane closure on Route 72 east in Plainville was causing serious traffic congestion Tuesday morning, officials said. The left lane was closed in the area of Exit 4B and initially was ...[...]

Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, a public policy alliance, gave Connecticut a "caution" rating along with 35 other states.[...]

Bridgeport police say Ralph Cora, a Naugatuck man, was charged with criminal possession of a firearm and possession of narcotics with intent to sell.[...]

W EST HAVEN - The right lane of Interstate 95 south in West Haven has reopened after being shut down during Monday morning's commute, according to officials. The lane had been closed between exits 44 ...[...]

As part of an effort to alleviate traffic on one of the nation's most congested stretches of interstate highway, the Connecticut Department of Transportation is weighing a fix that has ['] ...[...]

The families of the survivor and the woman who died in the wreck said the license plate was on a piece of the wrecked car the trooper kicked to the side of the highway.[...]

When crews arrived, they found one car that was on its side with a person trapped inside. First responders were able to remove the occupant from the vehicle. Officials said both drivers suffered ...[...]

A proposal to widen the highway is one of several concepts CT transportation officials have put forward to address congestion ...[...]

A Connecticut man faces multiple charges, including negligent homicide,after he was one of the drivers involved in a deadly crash on Friday afternoon in Newport, New Hampshire.[...]

Officials said the change will go into effect on Dec. 10.[...]

The man was identified as Edwin Gonzales Velazquez, 44, of New London. According to police, Velazquez was pulled over for a violation near Connecticut Ave. and Garfield Ave. During the traffic stop, ...[...]

The agency will hold a pair of public meetings next week regarding the future of I-95, including an in-person forum at Ferguson Library.[...]

Two men have been sentenced to life in federal prison after they and 14 others were found guilty of charges related to drug trafficking and multiple shootings in the city of Waterbury. According to ...[...]

A Vernon man had four cases added to his long list of transgressions after a stop in Vernon this week, judicial system records show.[...]

A preliminary investigation determined that a car driving south on Route 159 crossed over the double yellow line and collided head-on with a van traveling north.[...]

An analysis of each state's road safety reported that Connecticut could use more laws addressing child and passenger protections in cars.[...]

M ANCHESTER - A 24-year-old Vernon woman was seriously injured Wednesday in a crash on Interstate 384 during which her car struck a tree and rolled over, state police said.[...]

Route 159 is closed in Suffield after a serious crash Thursday afternoon. It happened around 1:45 p.m. A car driving south on Route 159 crossed over the double yellow line and collided head-on with a ...[...]

East Street South, which is part of Route 159, is closed between Boston Neck Road and Bridge Street due to a serious two-car crash, the Suffield Police Department said in a post on Facebook. Police ...[...]

One person was seriously injured in a crash on Route 159 in Suffield on Thursday afternoon. It happened around 1:45 p.m. A car driving south on Route 159 crossed over the double yellow line and ...[...]

ORANGE - Firefighters freed a person trapped in a car after a crash on Route 15 Thursday morning, according to the Orange Volunteer Fire Department. The department received a call about the reported ...[...]

The Puerto Rico man was convicted for his role in a cocaine trafficking operation that was shipping parcels containing cocaine from post offices in Puerto Rico to Connecticut.[...]

BRIDGEPORT - A Puerto Rican man convicted of using the mail to ship cocaine to New Britain and Meriden was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Wednesday, federal prosecutors said.[...]

An elderly pedestrian was hospitalized after she was hit by a car in Plainfield on Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 3. Plainfield police Lt. Troy Gelinas said the crash happened near Railroad Avenue and ...[...]

A New York man who attended Western Connecticut State University and aspired to be a firefighter died in a car crash in New York last week, according to his obituary. The Duchess County Sheriff's ...[...]

BRIDGEPORT, CT. - A Lithonia man was sentenced to years in prison for trafficking methamphetamine pills to Connecticut, the U.S. Attorney's Office of the District of Connecticut announced Tuesday. A ...[...]

No one likes waiting in traffic, but for at least one Connecticut city, it's become a major problem that is only getting worse, and it is costing drivers nearly $1,000 a year. A new report shows that ...[...]

A man was charged with reckless driving and other violations after state police said he fled a traffic stop in Vernon.[...]

The article Toppled Light Pole Leaves Path Of Misery On Highway In Manchester appeared first on Manchester Patch. MANCHESTER, CT - A car took out a highway light stanchion and then left a path of ...[...]

Shortly after noon on Nov. 29, Halifax County Sheriff's Office Community Action Team Sgt. G. Martin was conducting traffic enforcement on Interstate 95 near mile marker 173 when he observed ...[...]

The accident, which occurred in October, left the Connecticut unable to walk due to multiple broken bones and fractured vertebrae, per local outlet WFSB. Mark was brought to Gaylord, a long-term acute ...[...]

Hartford police recently arrested seven men in connection with the sexual assault and trafficking of three 14-year-olds they say were lured online.[...]

New York was in the top five but was not ranked as having the worst for traffic in the U.S., according to Inrix.[...]

Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety gave Connecticut credit for allowing cities and towns to install speed and red-light cameras.[...]

5 car crash at about 7:50am going towards Meriden[...]

5 car crash at about 7:50am going towards Meriden[...]

2 Audis racing one passed me on the left side the other got on I 84 ramp. The one that passed my did a California lane change and also got off 1-84 east after passing me when he got off he smashed into the other car he was racing then they both lost [...]

Stop and go as far as I can see from exit 11 beyond 10[...]

Accident three left lanes closed. Stand still[...]

were stopped but cant see why. [...]

Heavy stop and go on route 6 before south street [...]

Standstill traffic. 2 left lanes closed[...]

Stopped traffic for at least 20 min[...]

Traffic due to construction from replacement of bridge. [...]

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