Automobile Accidents

• SUV Hits Pedestrian in Vernon

  James Sabatini | March 30, 2007 10:48 AM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  A 57-year-old pedestrian who was hit by an SUV Thursday night is recovering this morning from head injuries, police said. The woman is in stable condition at Hartford Hospital, police said. The woman was struck while crossing Hartford Turnpike in Vernon, CT. The accident remains under investigation.

• Drunk Driver Arrested

  James Sabatini | March 26, 2007 10:52 AM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  In Seymour, a 45-year-old woman who hit a state police cruiser head-on while driving the wrong way on Route 8 has been arrested. She was arrested for driving while intoxicated and driving the wrong way among other charges. Fortunately, no one was injured during the accident near exit 22 at 1:53 a.m.

• Two Students Hit By Car In Enfield

  James Sabatini | March 23, 2007 10:46 AM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  Two students are at the hospital this morning after they were hit by a car near the intersection of Brainard Road and Katherine Road in Enfield, Connecticut. Police said that serious car accident happened at 7:15 a.m. near a bus. The names of the students nor the extent of the injuries have not been disclosed.

• Truck Accident on Interstate 395

  James Sabatini | March 22, 2007 11:56 AM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  In Uncasville, Connecticut, tractor-trailer overturned on Interstate 395 on Thursday morning.State police have shut down the northbound lanes of I-395 in Uncasville between exits 78 and 79-A. Injuries have been reported but the nature and numbers of injuries have not been disclosed.

• Fatal Car Accident - Montville

  James Sabatini | March 01, 2007 4:09 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  A West Hartford woman died in a car accident near the Mohegan Sun Casino on Route 2a this morning, state police said. Wendy Jenkins, 28, of Lovelace Drive, died in a head-on collision with another vehicle around 1:51 a.m., state police said. She was driving the wrong way on a highway ramp. The driver and passengers of the other vehicle suffered non-threatening injuries.

• Naugatuck Car Accident Kills One, Injures Others

  James Sabatini | February 20, 2007 1:40 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  A man was ejected from his car in a crash on Route 63 on Monday evening, according to police.Naugatuck police responded to a crash at the intersection of Route 63 and Mill Street and found two cars heavily damaged. Police said Edward Coelho, 57, of Naugatuck, was ejected from his Mercury Cougar and was transported to Waterbury Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Other people involved in the...

• East Hartford Car Accident Injures Police Officer

  James Sabatini | February 13, 2007 11:05 AM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  A car accident in East Hartford has injured a police officer. Police said Officer Larry Henrickson was en route to work when his car and another car crashed at Homestead Avenue and Sigourney Street on Monday night.Emergency crews extricated Henrickson from his vehicle. The extent of the officer's injuries and injuries to the other driver are unknown at this time.

• Fatal Car Accident on I-91

  James Sabatini | February 05, 2007 10:19 AM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  One person died in an accident that happened just before 5 a.m. today on I-91 northbound between exits 12 and 13 in North Haven. A second person was taken to an area hospital in serious condition. The highway was closed for several hours during the morning rush. Traffic was diverted off the highway at exit 12 and routed back on at exit 13. Police have not released further information at this...

• New Haven Car Accident, Police Search for Witnesses

  James Sabatini | January 30, 2007 6:19 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  Police are seeking witnesses of a head-on collision in New Haven last month. New Haven police continue to investigate a Dec. 24, 2006, wreck that killed one of the drivers involved. Police said the cars collided at the intersection of Fifth Street and Hallock Avenue.Police believe that witnesses to the collision left the scene before the police officers could interview them. Obviously,...

• Man Breaks Leg in Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | January 23, 2007 11:30 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  Adam Goldstein, age 21, of West Hartford was driving his Honda Civic on Trout Brook Avenue in West Hartford when he drove across the street and hit a tree. Goldstein broke his leg in the accident. The Civic suffered extensive damage. There was also damage done to a fence in a yard that backs up to the road. Goldstein was treated at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center. The accident is...