91-Year-Old West Hartford Resident Killed in Bloomfield Crash

A 91-year-old West Hartford resident is dead and a 49-year-old West Hartford man is in intensive care after a crash in Bloomfield this morning.

The driver lost control of the vehicle at Simsbury and Mountain roads at 8:38 a.m., went off the road and hit a "for sale" sign at a house, as well as a utility pole before hitting trees and brush and coming to a stop, police said.

When police arrived, the 91-year-old in the passenger seat was in cardiac arrest, police said.

The 49-year-old driver was disoriented, but was able to move and showed no signs of life-threatening injuries, police said.

The driver and passenger were transported to St. Francis Hospital and the passenger was pronounced dead. While at the hospital, the driver's condition worsened and he was admitted to the ICU, police said.  

Witnesses told officers the driver was showing signs of a seizure before police arrived.

The North Central Municipal Accident Reconstruction Squad is investigating. 

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