Police are investigating a fatal crash in Hartford after a man crashed into a pillar at the entrance of Trinity College early Monday morning.
The 22-year-old man who was driving, Hector Rios-Acevedo, of Hartford, is dead after a crash at New Britain Avenue and Summit Street, near Trinity College, around 3 a.m. Monday, according to police.
Police said there are cameras in the area and they have video of the crash.
A 21-year-old woman and a 12-year-old boy were also in the car and suffered minor injuries. No information is available about the relationship between the three people in the car.
Police said speed was a factor. Alcohol might have been as well and a toxicology report is pending.
“Preliminary investigation – you know, obviously, given the hour and the day, that it was related to a New Year’s celebration and that’s something that we’ll be looking at obviously with the toxicology following the (Office of the Chief Medical Examiner),” Deputy Police Chief Brian Foley said.
