Yes, Another Wrong-Way Crash Reported, Teen Charged With DUI: CT News

Good Friday morning Connecticut,

Today will be a much better weather day, with the sun returning and high temperatures near 60 degrees. There is a chance for rain showers and thunderstorms on Saturday afternoon and evening. Some hail is also possible, the National Weather Service said.

Sunday will feature sunshine, but high temperatures only in the upper 40s. On Sunday evening, some snow showers are possible as much colder weather arrives and high temperature on Monday will just be around the freezing mark.

Here are some trending stories across Connecticut:

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Another wrong-way crash reported in CT

A teenager was charged with DUI after a wrong-way head-on crash on a local interstate Thursday, according to authorities.

This comes on the heels of a fatal wrong-way crash reported on Wednesday in Connecticut. In less than a month, seven Connecticut residents have been killed in three separate wrong-way fatal crashes.

See related: Teen Charged With DUI In Wrong-Way Crash

State Police said last month that the "issue of wrong way drivers is one that is not unique to our State." "We urge the public to continue to call 911 immediately when they witness these drivers on the roadway," State Police said last month.

Coronavirus udpdate for CT

The latest infection rate dropped from 3.25 percent to 2.64 percent on Thursday. The number of COVID-19 related hospitalizations rose by one bed to 100. There were 67 deaths reported over the past week, and since the pandemic began 10,744 deaths have been reported.

The Connecticut Department of Public Health is reporting that as of March 23, a total of 177,032 cases of COVID-19 among fully vaccinated persons have been identified. Of the more than 2.7 million people in Connecticut who are fully vaccinated, 6.57 percent have contracted the virus.

The Connecticut Department of Public Health released its weekly COVID-19 Alert Map, which indicates that eight municipalities – Fairfield, Goshen, Guilford, Middletown, New Haven, North Haven, Weston, and Westport – are currently in the red zone alert level, the highest of the state’s four alert levels.

BOR Sets 2022-23 Tuition Rates for State Universities and Charter Oak State College

The Board of Regents for Higher Education (BOR) voted to set tuition and fee rates at the state universities and Charter Oak State College for the 2022-23 academic year. As part of the new structure, state universities are proposing an increase of $24 per credit or $291 per semester for full-time undergraduate students for tuition and mandatory fees beginning in the fall of 2022. Tuition will remain flat at Charter Oak for the third consecutive year, and the college’s graduation fee has been eliminated.