Crime & Safety

Brookfield Man Killed in 2-Car Accident: Report

The accident occurred on Main Street in Newtown on Sunday night.

BROOKFIELD, CT — One person is dead as the result of a two-car accident that occurred at approximately 8 p.m. on Sunday night on Main Street, according to The News Times.

Police told the paper that a pickup truck traveling south on Main Street (Route 25) in the area Botsford Hill Road crashed into a Honda sedan, immediately killing the driver of the Honda.

Police identified the driver of the pickup as a 33-year-old Shelton man. The deceased is a 90-year-old man from Brookfield, Henry Petrucelli, according to The News Times.

Police said the pickup truck crashed into Petrucelli's vehicle, a Honda Civic, killing Petrucelli.

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