Hartford & New Haven, CT
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Tue, 02/25/2014An 18-year-old and two others are facing charges after leading police on a chase in a stolen car through North Haven, authorities said.
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Hartford & New Haven, CTAccidents in New Haven County are a major cause of property damage, injury, and death each year
In New Haven County, statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that traffic crashes remain a primary public safety issue. Car, truck, bicycle, pedestrian, and motorcycle accidents are all a common occurrence, despite improvements in vehicle safety features, road design, bicycle and pedestrian corridors, and traffic signs.
When an accident happens in New Haven County, it is important to do the following immediately:
- Remain at the crash scene;
- Check on the condition of all people involved in the crash;
- Call the police;
- Exchange information with other drivers;
- Get contact information from witnesses;
- Inform your insurance company;
- Get appropriate medical treatment, and track the details;
- Take photos of vehicle damage and injuries;
- Consider hiring a personal injury attorney.
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Most recent accident reports
Hartford & New Haven, CT
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Thu, 02/13/2014A 7-year-old boy, identified as Jay Goodwin Jr., was killed in a rollover crash on Route 15 southbound in Wallingford this afternoon and part of the road is closed.
The crash was reported at 1:30 p.m. on Friday in the area of exit 64.
Hartford & New Haven, CT
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Sun, 02/09/2014Interstate 91 southbound in Meriden is closed at exit 17 after a crash involving a tractor-trailer and a tanker.
Traffic is being diverted off exits 17 and 18, according to state police.
The Interstate 691 off-ramp at exit 10 in Meriden is also shut down.
Hartford & New Haven, CT
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Sat, 02/08/2014Hamden Police Officer Stephen Phipps was assisting the driver of a disabled car near Whitney Avenue and Ives Street around 1 a.m. on Sunday when the crash happened.
Hartford & New Haven, CT
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Thu, 01/30/2014A 43-year-old man was killed in a crash on Skiff Street in North Haven, police said this morning.
The vehicle involved was a white SUV that flipped over.
The road was closed for hours as police investigated. It has since reopened and the vehicle was removed from the scene.
Hartford & New Haven, CT
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Wed, 01/29/2014A van rollover closed Bethany Mountain Road in Cheshire Thursday morning.
The road, also known as Route 42, was closed from Inverness Road in Cheshire to Candy Lane in Prospect, according to police.
The van's driver had to be extricated, but suffered non-life threatening injuries, police said.
Hartford & New Haven, CT
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Fri, 01/24/2014Authorities say a car drove through an intersection in Wolcott and crashed into a tree, killing the driver on impact.
Hartford & New Haven, CT
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Thu, 01/09/2014Two people are dead and a third person is in critical condition after a car in which they were riding crashed into a utility pole in New Haven.
Hartford & New Haven, CT
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Thu, 01/09/2014Police are investigating the four-car crash that sent two people to the hospital in Wallingford on Friday night.
Hartford & New Haven, CT
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Thu, 01/09/2014A man died in a one-car crash at the end of a highway exit ramp Friday, police said.
Hartford & New Haven, CT
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Sat, 12/21/2013Several people are injured following a serious two-car crash in Waterbury early Sunday morning.
It happened around 3:30 a.m. Sunday when two cars collided near the intersection of Cherry Street and North Elm Street in Waterbury.
Hartford & New Haven, CT
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Thu, 12/19/2013Police are investigating after a pedestrian was struck and killed on Route 8 in Waterbury on Friday evening.
It happened around 6:30 p.m. near exits 35 and 36 on the northbound side, according to state police. The highway was shut down while authorities worked to clear the scene.
Hartford & New Haven, CT
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Wed, 12/04/2013A 23-year-old New Haven man was killed in a crash on Route 69/Litchfield Turnpike in Woodbridge early this morning.
Police identified the driver as Michael Cobb, 23, of Ella Grasso Boulevard in New Haven.
Hartford & New Haven, CT
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Wed, 12/04/2013Route 63 has reopened in Bethany after a car crashed into a telephone pole.
The road was closed at the intersection with Route 42, according to state police.
The accident was minor, but the crash took wires down, police said.
Hartford & New Haven, CT
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Mon, 11/25/2013A 36-year-old man died in a crash on State Street in Hamden Tuesday morning.
Emergency crews responded to the crash at 2260 State Street, near Ridge Road, around 8:45 a.m. The crash closed State Street for more than an hour.