Crime & Safety
Jack-Knifed Tractor Trailer Truck Cleared On I-95 In Darien: DOT
The incident occurred Thursday afternoon and temporarily shut down lanes, one of two similar crashes on the thruway.
DARIEN, CT — A jack-knifed tractor trailer truck closed temporarily closed the southbound lanes on I-95 in Darien between exits 10 and 9 Thursday afternoon, but the scene has been cleared, according to the Connecticut Department of Transportation.
Cleared: Tractor Trailer Accident - DARIEN #I95 South 0.67 miles before Exit 9 (US 1(MAIN ST)) at 1/4/2018 3:02:04 PM
— Statewide CTDOT (@CTDOT_Statewide) January 4, 2018
A similar scene played out on I-95 between exits 2 and 3 in Greenwich northbound at the same time Thursday, with another jack-knifed tractor trailer truck. That crash temporarily closed two lanes.
Tractor Trailer Accident - GREENWICH #I95 North 0.48 miles beyond Exit 2 (DORAN AVE) at 1/4/2018 2:40:45 PM #cttraffic
— Statewide CTDOT (@CTDOT_Statewide) January 4, 2018
The Greenwich crash was cleared just over an hour later.
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Cleared: Tractor Trailer Accident - GREENWICH #I95 North 0.48 miles beyond Exit 2 (DORAN AVE) at 1/4/2018 3:57:04 PM
— Statewide CTDOT (@CTDOT_Statewide) January 4, 2018
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