Bob Connors

Wethersfield Man Killed in Crash on I-91 in Cromwell

A Wethersfield man was killed in a crash on I-91 in Cromwell early Saturday morning.

The crash happened on the Exit 21 on-ramp to I-91 North around 1:30 a.m., according to state police.

Police said that 50-year-old Michael Rogers was traveling north when he veered off the road, through the shoulder and crashed into trees. He suffered fatal injuries.

While state troopers were investigating the fatal crash, another car slammed into a trooper's cruiser that was parked at the accident scene.

No one was in the cruiser and no one was seriously injured in that crash, police said.

The incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information should contact Troop H at 860-534-1000.

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