Victims Identified In Triple Fatal Hamden Accident

HAMDEN, CT — Hamden Police have identified the three victims that died in an early morning crash on Whitney Avenue on July 22. The driver of the vehicle was Maksims Frolovs, 21, of Monroe, and the passengers were Edmonds Mihalenkos, 26, of Bridgeport, and Hiadlas DeOliveira, 29, of Derby, according to Capt. Ronald Smith.

Police responded to the accident scene at 2:26 a.m. on July 22 and Hamden Fire Rescue personnel arrived immediately thereafter and rendered medical assistance to the three occupants. A Hamden Fire Department Paramedic subsequently pronounced them dead at the scene, according to Smith.

Smith has said that a preliminary investigation “revealed that the vehicle was exiting the Route 40 Connector at a high rate of speed. The vehicle crossed 4 lanes of Whitney Avenue before striking a tree.”

The crash remains under investigation by the Hamden Police Department Traffic Division. Anyone with information is asked to contact Officer Kevin Hall at (203) 230-4036.