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Jason Parent is accused of hitting a crossing guard and then fleeing the scene at Pumpkintown USA, an annual fall festival in Connecticut. After the employee was injured, Parent sped away and Police found his car not far from the scene. He is charged with two counts of evading responsibility, one count of operating with a suspended license, one count of following to close and one count of distracted driving.
One person is dead and two otherw were injured in a crash on Route 16 early Friday morning, police said.
The driver of a 2009 Ford Explorer, whom police have not identified, was killed, and two passengers were injured in the crash near the intersection of Cedar Ridge Road, police said. No other vehicles were involved.
According to the police report, the Explorer was traveling west on Route 16 when it apparently crossed over the center line and struck a stone wall and trees on the south side of the road.