Hamden Driver Dies After Crashing Into Utility Pole

A 51-year-old Hamden driver died in a one-car crash just after midnight early Friday morning.

Hamden police responded to Sheppard Avenue near Sanford Street in Hamden at 12:30 a.m.

Lawrence Gensicki, 51, of Hamden was driving southbound in his 2012 Volkswagen Passat on Sheppard Avenue when he veered off the road and struck a utility pole.

Police found Gensicki in the car unresponsive, suffering from head and chest injuries.

An ambulance transported him to Yale-New Haven Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

Police ask anyone with information to call 203-281-8222.

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