A man from New Britain has died after hitting a tractor-trailer on Interstate 84 East in Cheshire early Saturday morning.
State police said 44-year-old Lawrence Soucy, of New Britain, was driving on the highway near exit 26 shortly before 1:30 a.m. when he hit the back of a tractor-trailer.
Soucy was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured and refused medical attention.
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The crash remains under investigation.
Anyone with information or anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to contact Trooper Falstoe #498 at Troop A - Southbury at (203) 267-2200 or Anthony.Falstoe@ct.gov.
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