Route 8

A man has been arrested for allegedly going 120 miles per hour on Route 8 in Naugatuck on Monday morning. State police said a man in his 20s is accused of driving erratically at a high speed. The driver also followed vehicles closely and at unsafe distances, passed on the right and made unsafe lane changes. A trooper in the…

A fire vehicle that was blocking traffic after a wrong-way crash on Route 8 in Beacon Falls on Tuesday night is severely damaged after being hit by another vehicle. Firefighters were originally called to a head-on crash on Route 8 South near exit 25. The crash was reported by multiple 911 callers a few minutes before 11 p.m. According to…

Connecticut State Police have arrested a man that was clocked going 120 miles per hour on Route 8 in Bridgeport early Sunday morning. Troopers said said they arrested a New Jersey man who is accused of going over twice the posted speed limit, which was 55 mph. The incident happened at 2 a.m. When troopers tried to pull the man…

Serious injuries are being reported in a one-car crash on Route 8 North in Litchfield Wednesday night, according to firefighters. The vehicle was traveling northbound near the area of exit 41 when it ran off the road into an embankment, rolling over and striking a tree. State troopers say there was one person in the vehicle who was transported to…

Route 8 has reopened in Colebrook after a tractor-trailer crash in the area, according to state police. A tractor-trailer appears to have crashed into a tree and wires on Route 8 between Riverton Road and Beech Hill Road. The crash was reported at about 7:20 p.m. The driver is not injured and no other vehicles were involved in the crash,…

Connecticut State Police said a man has died after a serious crash on Route 8 Sunday night. State Police said Route 8 South was shut down between Exits 12 and 13 due to a one-car crash. Troopers said the car veered into the median where it hit several trees and rolled over. The car came to an uncontrolled stop in…