State Police Announce Sites Of Patrols For July 4th Week
State Police will be ramping up patrols through the end of July 4th weekend.
During the July 4, 2017, weekend, Connecticut State Troopers issued 1,368 tickets for speeding, 2,941 tickets for moving violations and made 60 arrests for driving under the influence. Troopers also investigated 398 motor vehicle crashes. A total of 50 accidents involved injuries and one led to a fatality, state police said.
On Monday, state police announced detail locations in western Connecticut:
Tuesday, July 3 Roving Patrols - Interstates 91 and 95 and Route 34 in greater New Haven.
Wednesday, July 4 Roving…
Woman Killed, Three Seriously Injured In Head-On Crash Near Route 7
A 22-year-old female passenger was killed after being ejected from an SUV in a head-on crash in Kent, Conn., on Friday evening, state police said.
A GMC Terrain and Lincoln Navigator collided on Skiff Mountain Road at the crest of a hill around 7 p.m., police said. The incident occurred near the Marvelwood School, just west of Route 7, near the border of Litchfield and Dutchess counties.
The woman, Lakeville resident Deanna Silvernail, a backseat passenger in the GMC Terrain, was thrown from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene, according to police
Shelby Roger, a 25-year-woman fr…
Uber Overdose Leads To Norwalk Man's Arrest
A Norwalk man is behind bars for selling drugs to a person who later overdosed in an Uber, according to Norwalk Police.
Kyle Lors, 23, of 17 Avenue C, was busted following an investigation into an Oct. 8, 2017, incident involving a drug overdose inside an Uber car, said Lt. Terrence Blake.
During the incident, police found a victim inside the car at the intersection of Grist Mill and Route 7 who had overdosed on heroin. The person was revived by Norwalk Hospital EMS and transported to the hospital, Blake said.
The victim was in possession of heroin, which later tested positive for Fentanyl…
