Family Says Object Thrown From Woodbridge Overpass Killed Passing Driver, 43
A Connecticut driver whose death was initially reported as a crash was killed by an object thrown from an overpass, his family says.
Todd Atkins, 43, died after the incident at the Racebrook Road overpass on Wilbur Cross Parkway in Woodbridge around 5:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, Connecticut State Police said.
In a statement shared on social media, the family said an object appears to have been thrown from Racebrook Road, also known as Route 114, and "went through Todd’s windshield.”
“He died from blunt force trauma to his torso,” the family said. “Todd did nothing wrong ex…
Community Mourns Retired CT Police Captain, Father Of 2 Killed In Fiery Cheshire Crash
Two Connecticut communities are in mourning after a retired police captain and a devoted father of two who ran a family business were killed in a fiery Camaro crash. Friends and family say their deaths have left a void in the lives of loved ones.
John D’Aniello, 42, of Waterbury, and James Zabel, 43, of Meriden, died Sunday, Nov. 1, when their 1978 Chevrolet Camaro crashed into a tree and caught fire on Waterbury Road in Cheshire.
Police said Zabel was driving when the car left the road around 10:45 p.m. Emergency crews pulled both men from the wreckage and rushed them to a hospital, where …
Car Crashes Through Fence, Stone Walls Into Overhang In Beacon
Two people were hospitalized after a car crashed through a fence, traveled down an embankment, went over two stone walls, and struck a structure in a dramatic Dutchess County crash, fire officials said.
The crash happened in Beacon at around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, according to the Beacon Fire Department.
Firefighters found a vehicle that had gone through a fence, down an embankment, over two stone walls, and through a structural overhang. One person was still trapped inside the vehicle and could not get out, officials said.
Firefighters said they used speciali…
Teen, 16, Charged In Double-Fatal Manassas Crash After Blowing Stop Sign: Police
A 16-year-old Virginia driver has been arrested and charged in a late-night crash that killed two Manassas residents after police say he sped through a stop sign and slammed into their vehicle.
The teen, who is from Manassas, was arrested on Monday, Nov. 2, in connection with the Saturday, Oct. 24 collision that killed Jose E. Lovo, 70, and Guadalupe Alvarez de Lovo, 54, according to Prince William County Police.
Investigators say the teen was behind the wheel of a 2024 GMC Sierra traveling at a high rate of speed on Leland Road shortly before midnight when he disregarded a stop sign at Map…
Drunk Driver Caught With 5 Kids In Car, Some Without Seatbelts On, In Port Chester: Nysp
Five children, including a 2-month-old baby, were found riding in a car driven by an intoxicated man in Westchester County, with some of the children not wearing seat belts, police said.
Port Chester resident Fredy A. Regalado-Carranza, 32, was arrested on Saturday, Oct. 31, after troopers saw the children in the back seat of his vehicle, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
The incident began at around 1:28 a.m. on Saturday, when troopers noticed a 2012 Mazda sedan traveling south on South Main Street in Port Chester. Police saw children riding in the back seat wi…
2 Men Killed After Camaro Slams Into Tree, Bursts Into Flames In Cheshire
Two men were killed when a classic car slammed into a tree and caught fire on a Connecticut road, police said.
Emergency crews rushed to the scene after receiving reports of a single-vehicle crash involving a 1978 Chevrolet Camaro around 10:45 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1, on Waterbury road in Cheshire, police said. The car had gone off the road and struck a tree.
Police identified the victims as James Zabel, 43, of Meriden, who was driving, and his passenger, John D’Aniello, 42, of Waterbury.
First responders pulled both men from the wreckage and rushed them to a nearby hospital.
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31-Year-Old Dead When Mustang Bursts Into Flames In Readington, Cops Say
A 31-year-old Whitehouse Station man was killed in a crash in Readington Township Wednesday, Oct. 28, authorities said.
At 6:34 p.m., first responders were on scene at Lightfield Road and found a Ford Mustang on fire and heavily damaged after leaving the roadway and striking a tree, Readington Township police said. Officers located the driver, Jayce Anderson who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, unconscious and trapped inside the car, police said.
Officers simultaneously attempted extrication of the driver, as well as fire suppression efforts, police said. The fire was extinguished…
