Haddam

A man has died after a fire broke out in Haddam Thursday afternoon, according to Connecticut State Police. Officials said 85-year-old Donald Thody was located inside a home on Plains Road in Haddam. State Police and other emergency crews responded to the scene at approximately 3 pm for a structure fire. During a search of the residence, crews located Thody…

Fire officials said one person was injured as a result of a fire at their home in Haddam Thursday afternoon.

Fire officials said one person was injured as a result of a fire at their home in Haddam Thursday afternoon. The fire happened at approximately 2:20 p.m. and crews remained at the scene for several hours putting out the blaze. Crews responded to Plains Road for the fire. Firefighters were at the scene until a little after 6 p.m. A…

One person has died, and another is injured after a car crashed into a tree in the area of 416 Saybrook Road in Haddam Friday afternoon, according to Connecticut State Police. The 18-year-old passenger, Steven Daniel Zichichi from Killingworth has died from his injuries. Police said he was pronounced dead at the scene. According to police, the 19-year-old driver was…

At least one person has been transported to the hospital after reports of a vehicle crashed into a tree in the area of 416 Saybrook Road in Haddam, according to Connecticut State Police. Police said they responded to the scene around 3:50 p.m. on Friday. Emergency services and the local fire department were also dispatched. According to state police, serious…

State police have arrested the driver they say hit and killed a 14-year-old girl in Haddam in July. Thomas Cretella, 27, turned himself in to state police at Troop F in Westbrook Monday morning. Investigators say Cretella was driving his 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe on Route 81 in the Higganum section of Haddam around 10:30 p.m. on July 29 when…

EnCon Police are investigating after a body was found floating on the Connecticut River in Haddam Sunday evening. Officials with the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said passing boaters reported a jet ski adrift at approximately 4:45 p.m. Police arrived at the scene about 10 minutes later and recovered a body from the water shortly after. EnCon Police said…

The 14-year-old who was injured in a hit-and-run in Haddam Thursday night has died, according to state police. State police identified the teen as Gianna Vincelett. She was struck on July 29 on Route 81 in Haddam while riding her bicycle. The Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner will conduct an autopsy today. State police said they have recovered…

A 14-year-old was critically injured when she was struck in a hit-and-run in Haddam Thursday night, according to state police, and they are looking for the driver.

A 14-year-old was critically injured when she was struck in a hit-and-run in Haddam Thursday night, according to state police, who said Friday night that they have located a vehicle and person of interest. State Police Troop F received calls reporting an injured person lying on the side of the road on Route 81/Killingworth Road in Haddam around 10:38 p.m….

Leftover debris from Tropical Storm Elsa and this weekend’s storm could cause some issues for boaters and swimmers come this weekend. Long tree logs, stomps and branches can be found along the Connecticut river according to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the U.S. Coast Guard. “These things can move up on you quickly and can be...

Fire officials said one person was transported to the hospital after a car crashed into a tree in Haddam Saturday morning. The accident happened at approximately 10:40 a.m. on Beaver Meadow Road. Crews said the driver lost control of his car and crashed into two trees, igniting a fire in the engine compartment. Officials said a firefighter who was in…

Two people have died after a crash on Route 9 in Haddam Tuesday night. Officers were dispatched to a report of a one-car accident on the Route 9 exit 8 on-ramp just after 10 p.m. Troopers said a 2011 Honda Accord was traveling north when the driver went through the stop sign at the end of the ramp, crossed the…

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The body of a missing 17-year-old man who went missing in the Connecticut River while trying to save his siblings was recovered Wednesday morning, the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection reported. DEEP did not provide any additional information about where the teenager was found. Khailon Rivers went missing just before 5 p.m. Monday after entering the water near…

The missing swimmer’s father said his son saved his two younger siblings but never came up from the water himself.

The search for an 18-year-old man missing in the Connecticut River after trying to rescue his younger brothers at Haddam Meadows State Park in Haddam is now a search and recovery missing, according to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Middletown resident William Davis told NBC Connecticut his 18-year-old son went under the water while trying to rescue…

A tractor-trailer and a Department of Transportation truck have been involved in a crash on Route 9 South in Haddam. The crash is between exits 8 and 7. DOT officials said it appears a crash-attenuation truck was involved. No additional information was immediately available.

Connecticut State Police have identified a man found dead in the Higganum section of Haddam Saturday. Police identified the victim as 36-year-old Robert Gardner. Troopers and a K9 had been searching for Gardner after receiving a report that he had gone out for a walk the day before and never returned. Gardner’s body was found near 280 Killingworth Road. The…