Wrong-Way Driver Dies After Hitting Mohegan Sun Bus: Police

A 60-year-old Bristol man is dead after driving the wrong way near Mohegan Sun casino in Montville early this morning and hitting a Mohegan Sun bus.

Police said the driver of the Mohegan Sun bus was heading southbound on Mohegan Sun Boulevard and Mike Vassiliou, 60, of Bristol, was heading north in the southbound lane.

The bus driver was not able to avoid Vassiliou’s car and the vehicles crashed, head-on, according to state police.

Vassiliou was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police ask anyone with information about the crash to call 860-848-6500.

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