Victim IDed In Fatal 2-Car Crash On Groton's Gold Star Highway

GROTON, CT — A woman is dead following a two-car crash that closed a portion of the Gold Star Highway near Groton on Friday, according to authorities and a report.

Groton police said the crash happened shortly before 6:25 p.m. on Route 184 between Buddington Road and Gungywamp roads. According to authorities, the driver of a Ford Explorer — identified by police as 30-year-old Krystal Linski of Mystic — was traveling eastbound on the Gold Star Highway when the SUV left the road and struck a metal guardrail.

According to police, the Explorer traveled back onto the road and across the east and westbound traffic lanes before hitting a Chevy Silverado traveling in the opposite direction.

Linski was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Police said the driver of the Silverado, a 37-year-old Ledyard woman, and her 9-year-old daughter were taken to the hospital with serious injuries. According to authorities, the girl was taken to Yale's New Haven Children's Hospital where she is in critical condition.

The accident remains under investigation.

Anyone with information should contact Groton police at 860-441-6712.