A person was killed in a one-car crash on Route 8 north in Shelton on Saturday morning.
Thomas Sulier, 31, of Naugatuck, was driving northbound on Route 8 when he veered off the state highway and crashed into trees on the grass median between exits 12 and 13. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash happened at 7:45 a.m. on Saturday.
His airbag was deployed and he was wearing a seatbelt, state police said.
Route 8 north was closed temporarily, but as of 11:02 a.m. just the left lane remains closed as crews work to move the car away from a tree.
Shelton firefighters and police responded to assist state police.
The crash remains under investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Trooper Kores at the Troop I barracks in Bethany at 203-393-4200.
