Man Dies After 5-Vehicle Crash In Cheshire: Police

CHESHIRE, CT — A Cheshire man is dead after a five-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon, according to police.

The incident occurred around 4:15 p.m. on Highland Avenue near West Johnson Avenue in Cheshire, according to state police, who identified the victim as 63-year-old Arthur L. Wright.

Wright was a passenger in a Lexus that was traveling north on Highland Avenue prior to the crash, law enforcement said. Cheshire police were trying to stop the car before the collision, and the Lexus crossed into the southbound lane and struck a Volkswagen before returning to the north lane, where it sideswiped a Jeep, rotated counterclockwise, hit the back of a Mitsubishi, continued north, and rear-ended a Ford transit van, according to police.

Wright was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital with serious injuries, where he was pronounced dead, police said. The driver of the Lexus, a 64-year-old man from Waterbury, suffered injuries that were not life-threatening and was also taken to St. Mary’s, according to police.

The driver of the Mitsubishi, a 48-year-old woman from Meriden, and the driver of the Ford, a 24-year-old man from Cheshire, were both brought to MidState Medical Center for injuries that were not life-threatening, authorities said.

State police are investigating the crash. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Detective Kenneth Pelletier at 860-278-6063 or kenneth.pelletier@ct.gov.