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A man from Bridgeport has died after a crash on Route 8 in Derby on Saturday night. State police said 36-year-old Jonathan Perez, of Bridgeport, was driving on Route 8 northbound around 10:45 p.m. when he exited the highway at the exit 18 off ramp. According to investigators, Perez left the highway at a high rate of speed and hit…

A man is seriously injured after a crash on Route 8 in Seymour on Saturday afternoon. State police said a 52-year-old man from Shelton was driving southbound on Route 8 in Seymour around 3:15 p.m. when he lost control of his vehicle and veered right off the roadway. When the man veered off the roadway, authorities said he hit a…

An overturned vehicle has closed part of Route 8 south in Seymour on Tuesday morning. State Dept. of Transportation officials said the southbound side of the highway is closed between exits 24 and 22 due to the overturned vehicle. It’s unclear if anyone was injured in the incident. Authorities have not given an estimate for how long the highway will…

Route 8 south in Torrington has reopened after a multi-vehicle crash on Monday morning. State Dept. of Transportation officials said multiple vehicles were involved in the crash and Route 8 southbound was closed between exits 45 and 44. The highway has since fully reopened. There’s no word if anyone was injured. The cause of the crash is under investigation.

An overturned tractor-trailer has closed part of Route 8 southbound in Thomaston on Monday. State Dept. of Transportation officials said the tractor-trailer overturned shortly after midnight and the highway was closed between exits 40 and 39. One lane has since reopened. There’s no word when the highway may fully reopen. It’s unclear what the tractor-trailer was carrying, if anything. No…

Protesters closed both sides of Route 8 in Bridgeport Saturday afternoon. The road reopened at around 7:45 p.m., according to state police. No injuries or damages have been reported. Dozens of people with signs were seen standing across the lanes on both sides of Route 8. Route 8 northbound between exits 2 and 4 and Route 8 southbound between exits…

Dozens of people with signs can be seen standing across the lanes on both sides of Route 8.

A man from Waterbury has been arrested after a garbage truck overturned on Route 8 in Seymour on Saturday and closed the highway for hours. State police said 30-year-old Jose Edwin Vasquez, of Waterbury, was driving a garbage truck on Route 8 southbound near exit 22 around 12 p.m. when he was unable to negotiate a left curve. Vasquez’s vehicle…

Route 8 Southbound has reopened after an overturned tractor-trailer accident Saturday afternoon. Troopers from Troop I-Bethany were dispatched to Route 8 southbound near exit 22 after getting a report of a crash involving a rollover tanker around 12:15 p.m. According to officials, Route 8 southbound was closed between exits 22 and 20. The exit 22 on ramp to Route 8…

Police are investigating after a man got in a car accident on Route 8 in Shelton then allegedly stole the car of a man who stopped to help him. The incident occurred on Route 8 southbound in the area of exit 12 on Saturday morning. Jose Cancel, 28, of Waterbury, drove off the highway, hit the guard rail, hit the…

Route 8 north was closed after an early morning crash in Thomaston Tuesday, but it has reopened. Police said the highway was closed at exit 37 and has reopened. According to officials, the crash happened just after 4:30 a.m. There is no word on any injuries or what caused the accident at this time. NBC Connecticut will bring you more…

Be prepared to sit in more traffic if your commute takes you through Waterbury. Another construction project is about to get underway, and it won’t be finished for two years. “I don’t like the highways because it’s too much, too aggravating, too stressful, and it’s too crowded,” said Diedra Patterson of Waterbury. Patterson has another reason to avoid them....

A construction project will close a lane on Route 8 southbound near the Mixmaster in Waterbury for two years beginning Sunday.

A motorcycle crash has closed part of Route 8 north in Harwinton on Monday morning.

Connecticut State Police have identified a man who was involved in a crash in Derby on Wednesday.

No injuries are reported after a crash that closed Route 8 at the Winsted-Colebrook line Thursday morning, according to police.

Emergency crews have ended their search for a possible missing person in Colebrook Monday.

Two people have died and three other people are injured after a crash in Winchester late Monday night.

Two people have died and three other people are injured after a crash in Winchester late Monday night.

Police have identified the 28-year-old woman who died after a crash on Route 8 in Thomaston on Saturday morning.