Jackknifed Tractor Trailer Cleared In Hartford: Update

HARTFORD, CT — Traffic carnage continued in Connecticut's capital city, as yet another highway accident snarled traffic for Hartford motorists, but that has now been cleared.

According to the state Department of Transportation, a tractor trailer jackknifed on Interstate 84 east between exits 49 and 50.

This had reduced travel to only one lane, the DOT said.

The accident, according to the DOT, had caused a 3-mile backup between exits 44 and 50 as workers try to clear the scene.

The accident was first reported at 11:48 a.m. and it was finally reported "cleared" by the DOT at 3:38 p.m.

This accident comes after two separate crashes on I-84 east snarled traffic earlier in the morning and another crash off an Interstate 91 off-ramp did the same thing after the two I-84 wrecks.

Those prior crashes have, now, all been cleared.

One of those crashes involved an accused carjacker who tried to gain entry into three vehicles and a tractor trailer on a busy and backed up I-84, state police said.

For the full DOT traffic report, click on this link.

From Jan. 20: 'Manchester Man Charged After Attempted Carjackings In Hartford'