Waterbury

Police ID Man Killed in Crash That Went Unnoticed for Hours in Waterbury

NBC Connecticut

Police have identified the man who was killed after getting into a car crash that went unnoticed for several hours in Waterbury on Friday.

Officers said they received a report that a car crashed in a wooded area off the road in the area of North Main Street and Bucks Hill Road. The crash was discovered at about 9:20 a.m.

Responding officers found a car with two passengers inside. The driver, later identified as 20-year-old Joshua Rodriguez, of Waterbury, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The passenger, identified as a 23-year-old woman from Waterbury, was taken to a nearby hospital with injuries and is in stable condition, according to police.

Police said they believe the accident happened at about midnight, but it wasn’t reported until several hours later.

The accident is under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Crash Reconstruction Unit at 203-346-3975.

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