A 31-year-old woman is dead after a crash early Sunday morning outside Foxwoods Casino.
Police said Cheryl Venezia, of Whitman, Massachusetts, was trying to make an improper turn on Route 2 near a Foxwoods employee parking around 3:40 a.m. when a Ford Escalade driving behind her hit the front driver's side of Venezia's car.
According to police, Venezia was driving a Toyota Corolla traveling westbound on Route 2, made an improper turn and crossed into the eastbound lane. The Toyota was then struck in the front driver’s side by a Cadillac Escalade driving eastbound.
Venezia was killed in the crash. The occupants of the Escalade were transported to W.W. Backus Hospital to be treated for minor injuries.
Anyone who witnessed this crash is asked to contact Trooper Forbes #1391 at State Police Troop E in Montville at 860 848 6500.
