A 30-year-old Middletown man is dead after the car he was in crashed into a UPS truck on Interstate 91 South in Rocky Hill early Saturday morning, according to state police.
Police said the United Parcel Services tractor-trailer was parked on the side of I-91 South when a Ford Fusion rear-ended it just after 3 a.m.
The truck driver was not injured.
State police said the driver of the Ford Fusion suffered injuries and was transported to Hartford Hospital. The injuries are not life-threatening.
The passenger in the Ford Fusion, 30-year-old Justin Wilkie, of Middletown, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to state police.
Police are investigating.