deadly car crash

A man has died after a car crash in Trumbull Wednesday afternoon, police said. Officials said the accident happened at approximately 3:30 p.m. in the area of Daniels Farm Road near Laurel Street. Responding officers saw a one-car crash in the area. The driver, 59-year-old Scott Polke of Trumbull, was transported to a nearby hospital where he later died from…

A husband and wife died after a single-car crash in Trumbull Monday. Trumbull Police said they responded to the crash on Old Town Road at approximately 3 p.m. They received several 911 calls reporting that a car crashed into a bridge, officials said. Police say 69-year-old Noelli Escarraga, of Bridgeport, was driving south on Quarry Road near Old Town Road…

The East Haddam community is mourning the loss of a high school student. Connor Young, 16, died after a crash Wednesday night. According to police, a 2004 Ford F250 Super Duty pickup was traveling west on Mott Lane when Young veered left, crossing the eastbound travel lane for an unknown reason. The truck went off the road and struck a…

A community is remembering two teens who were killed in a crash in Colchester on Friday. Both of the teens were lacrosse players at Western Connecticut State University, according to the school.

A man is dead after he crashed his car in the woods in Southington Saturday afternoon, according to police. Authorities responded to South End Road in the area of Brownstone Drive at approximately 3:50 p.m. for a report of a one-car crash. Officials said 23-year-old Anthony Ingala was driving when his car veered off the road and hit trees. Police…

Three people, including a little girl, were killed in a head-on crash on Route 34 in Seymour Wedneday night.

One person is dead after a car crash in North Haven in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day. Officials said they responded to the area of 34 Clintonville Rd., or Route 22, at approximately 1:40 a.m. for the report of a car accident. When officers arrived, they found a two-car crash with multiple injuries. Two people from one…

One person was killed in a car crash in East Hartford early Sunday morning, according to police. Old Lyme resident Robert Provera, 41, was driving in the left lane on Route 2 westbound in the area of the exit 5B on-ramp when he lost control of his car. The car hit the metal beam guide rail and went through the…

Connecticut State Police have identified the man who was killed in a crash on Route 169 in Lisbon on Saturday morning.

The New Haven State’s Attorney’s Office has concluded Hamden Police officers were not chasing a car when it crashed and killed a young man in New Haven. The finding has outraged the family and friends of the man who died, Jarelle Gibbs.

Police are investigating after a fatal car crash in Colchester that took place Sunday afternoon.

Data from the National Safety Council shows that the number of deadly accidents this year is down compared to last, but in Connecticut, we’re seeing a dangerous uptick.