Clinton Had 6 Injury Crashes In October; 4 Were On Route 1

CLINTON, CT — Police reported six crashes with injuries in Clinton in October, four of them on Route 1, according to preliminary state crash data.

Nobody was killed or seriously hurt. The crashes injured seven people: four had suspected minor injuries and three had possible injuries, according to police reports in the Connecticut Crash Data Repository at UConn.

Clinton had five injury crashes in October 2025.

The crashes

Friday, Oct. 2, about 3 p.m., Long Hill Road. A single vehicle hit a utility pole. Police listed a driver as failing to keep in the proper lane. One driver had possible injuries.

Wednesday, Oct. 14, about noon, Route 1. A sideswipe between vehicles going the same direction. Police listed one driver as making an improper turn. One driver had possible injuries.

Wednesday, Oct. 14, about 2 p.m., Route 1. Two vehicles collided at an angle. Police listed one driver as running a red light. Two people had suspected minor injuries.

Tuesday, Oct. 20, about 8:45 p.m., Route 1 at Marine Avenue. Two vehicles collided at an angle. Police listed one driver as failing to yield the right of way. It happened after dark. One driver had suspected minor injuries.

Wednesday, Oct. 21, about 11:45 a.m., Route 1 at Beach Road. Two vehicles collided at an angle. Police listed one driver as making an improper turn. One driver had possible injuries.

Sunday, Oct. 25, about 10:45 a.m., the Interstate 95 Exit 63 ramp at North High Street. A single vehicle hit a tree. Police listed a driver as running off the road. One driver had suspected minor injuries.

The pattern

Three were angle crashes. Two involved a single vehicle. Five of the six happened in daylight, and all in clear or cloudy weather. By road: four on Route 1. No one has been killed in a crash in Clinton this year, according to the data.

About the data

These figures are preliminary. Police reports for recent months are still being added to the state database, and counts often rise as they come in. Crashes that damaged only property aren't in the October figures yet, so this story covers crashes with injuries only.

Crash data from the Connecticut Crash Data Repository, University of Connecticut, as of Nov. 13, 2026.