Durham & Middlefield Had 3 Injury Crashes In October, 1 Fatal

DURHAM-MIDDLEFIELD, CT — A crash on Old Blue Hills Road in Durham on Oct. 23 killed one person, one of three crashes with injuries police reported in Durham and Middlefield last month, according to preliminary state crash data.

One person was killed. Three other people had what police listed as suspected minor injuries, according to the Connecticut Crash Data Repository at UConn.

Last October, the data shows two injury crashes in Durham and one in Middlefield.

The crashes

Wednesday, Oct. 7, about 4 p.m., Route 147, Middlefield. A single-vehicle crash in which someone fell or jumped from the vehicle, according to the report. Police listed a driver as failing to keep in the proper lane. One driver had suspected minor injuries.

Tuesday, Oct. 13, about 2:45 p.m., Route 17 at Maple Avenue, Durham. Two vehicles collided at an angle. Police listed one driver as running a red light. Two people had suspected minor injuries.

Friday, Oct. 23, about 4:30 p.m., Old Blue Hills Road, Durham. A driver struck a 68-year-old pedestrian. The pedestrian was killed.

The pattern

One was an angle crash. One involved a single vehicle. All three happened in daylight, and all in clear or cloudy weather. The only traffic death in Durham and Middlefield this year came in October on Old Blue Hills Road in Durham, 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.