Somers Resident, 20, Suffers Serious Injuries in Fiery Crash

State Police say Stephen Bradle Hulevilch, 21, of Vernon, was taken via helicopter to a hospital after suffering a serious head injury in a fiery motor vehicle accident, NBC Connecticut reports.

The accident occurred Saturday night in Somers on Mountain Road. Hulevich lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a tree, police said.

The car caught on fire. The passenger, Tyler Joseph Shackway, 20, of Somers, had a serious leg injury. State Police say Hulevich was trying to pass another vehicle at the time he lost control.

Read the full NBC story here.

Editor’s note: This story has been updated, Shackway was originally incorrectly identified as the driver of the vehicle.