Connecticut Fatal Accidents

Brent Hinds, the former singer-guitarist for the Grammy-winning heavy metal band Mastodon, has died in a motorcycle accident in Atlanta, the band and authorities said. He was 51.[...]

A man charged in a 2022 boat crash on the Connecticut River that killed one person and severely injured several others has been offered a plea deal, but has yet to decide whether to accept it, further ...[...]

From Jan. 1 through July 31 of this year there were 49 fatal collisions on roads and highways patrolled by the Connecticut State Police, compared to 69 fatal collisions during the same period in 2024.[...]

Connecticut officials warned that people need to be aware of potential dangers that go with the fun and freedom of bicycles.[...]

To mark one year since the devastating and historic flooding that ravaged the Naugatuck Valley, the town of Oxford unveiled a memorial for the two women from the town that died in the floodwaters.[...]

Fatal crashes across the state are down so far through the first seven months of the year following a particularly deadly stretch on Connecticut's roads in recent years. There have been 143 ...[...]

PITTSFIELD TWP., MI - A man has been charged with a misdemeanor for a crash that killed a motorcyclist last year. Timothy Michael Schaden, 62, was arraigned Aug. 5 on a charge of moving violation ...[...]

About 300 people gathered Monday at Kirk's Pond to honor and remember two women who died when they were swept away by the raging floodwaters of the Little River a year ago.[...]

GREENWICH - A Connecticut Department of Transportation worker was killed Saturday morning when he was struck by a driver on I-95 in a construction zone, state police reported.[...]

One year ago, devastating flooding hit parts of southwestern Connecticut. The storm killed three people and damaged or destroyed dozens of homes and businesses. The rain started during the morning of ...[...]

A 26-year-old East Windsor man died early Saturday morning after being ejected from his pickup truck in a single-vehicle crash on Rye Street. Jared Charette was found lying in the roadway at ...[...]

A man has died after being ejected from a vehicle during a crash in Somers on Sunday evening. State police said 40-year-old Gregory Issa, of Somers was driving northbound on Battle Street around 7 p.m ...[...]

EAST WINDSOR - A 27-year-old man was killed in an early Sunday morning crash in which he was ejected from his pickup truck, police said.[...]

A construction worker has died after he was hit by a car in Greenwich while working in a construction area early Saturday morning, according to state police.[...]

One year ago, on Aug. 18, 2024, several hours of torrential rain drenched parts of Connecticut, resulting in catastrophic flash flooding that killed three people and washed away 27 state roads. After ...[...]

A routine overnight work shift turned tragic after a vehicle crashed into and killed a road crew worker in a Greenwich I-95 construction zone after an SUV veered into the work area, authorities said.[...]

A Connecticut woman was killed after being struck by a car in downtown New Haven overnight, police said. Mary Claire Hartman, 56, of New Haven, was hit shortly after midnight Saturday, Aug. 16, at ...[...]

A pedestrian has died after being struck by a vehicle in New Haven early Saturday morning. Officers responded to Chapel Street and Temple Street around 12:03 a.m. for a report of someone struck.[...]

A construction worker died after being struck by a vehicle on I-95 in Greenwich on Saturday morning, state police said. The collision happened just before 2:30 a.m. near ...[...]

According to NHTSA, more than 500 people died in traffic crashes nationwide over Labor Day weekend in 2023, 185 of those deaths involved a driver who was drunk.[...]

Bicycle fatalities in Connecticut are on a sharp increase, while the growing popularity of e-bikes are resulting in even more crashes and injuries, state officials warned on Thursday. They said ...[...]

WATERBURY, Conn. (WFSB) - A man has died after a car and motorcycle crashed in Waterbury. Police say the crash occurred at around 5:08 p.m. at the intersection of East Main Street and Baldwin Street.[...]

A man died on Tuesday after a motorcycle crash on East Main Street, police say. The Waterbury Police Department said in a news release that officers responded to a reported crash involving a ...[...]

Police say the Windsor Locks man killed in the crash improperly turned into oncoming traffic, causing the crash.[...]

A motorcyclist has died following a crash in Waterbury Tuesday evening. The police department responded to a crash involving a car and motorcycle in the area of East Main Street and Baldwin Street ...[...]

BERLIN - An investigation is underway after a man was found in woods off Chamberlain Highway on Sunday evening and died, an official said.[...]

A head-on collision on Vermont Route 12 killed a 35-year-old Hartland man and seriously injured two Connecticut residents Saturday afternoon. Jamison O'Neil was driving a 2017 Toyota Rav4 southbound ...[...]

State police alleged that he was operating under the influence of alcohol when he drove the vehicle with a suspended driver's license in a '?reckless manner.'? ...[...]

LISBON, CT (WFSB) - A man was arrested for manslaughter and DUI after a fatal crash on I-395 in Lisbon back in August 2024. The man was identified as Raft Torres, 35, from Wallingford. According to ...[...]

A Wallingford man was charged with second-degree manslaughter and operating under the influence of alcohol and drugs in connection with a fiery, fatal crash on Interstate 395 in August 2024, according ...[...]

Police said the vehicle that hit the man initially left the scene but later went to the Police Department to report the crash.[...]

In Trumbull, a 15-year-old boy was killed last month after police said he was struck by a vehicle while riding an e-bike. And in North Canaan, Connecticut State Police said a 27-year-old on an e-bike ...[...]

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) - New Haven police say a 58-year-old pedestrian was pronounced dead on Foxon Boulevard after being struck by a vehicle Wednesday evening. Police said the pedestrian was ...[...]

A 40-year-old Connecticut man was killed in a two-vehicle crash that also sent another person to the hospital, authorities said.Kace Burwood, of Windsor Locks, died after being involved in a collision ...[...]