Crime & Safety
1 Killed, 1 Seriously Injured In New Hartford Head-On Wreck
A car crossed the double-yellow line on Route 202, resulting in the head-on crash, according to police.
NEW HARTFORD, CT — One person was killed and another suffered serious injuries in a head-on crash in New Hartford on Saturday night, according to state police. Kushtrim Bytyqi, 35, of Torrington, died in the wreck.
Kushtrim was traveling eastbound in a 2016 Honda HR-V on Route 202 about a tenth of a mile east of Business Park Road at 8:27 p.m.
A 2019 Hyundai Kona Sel was driving westbound on Route 202. Police said that for unknown reasons, Kustrim's car crossed the double-yellow line into the westbound lane and struck the Hyundai.
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The Hyundai's driver, Kathleen Herbert, 69, of Torrington, was transported by Lifestar helicopter to Hartford Hospital.
Bytyqi was taken to Waterbury Hospital where was later pronounced dead.
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The crash remains under investigation.
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