Traffic & Transit
Manchester Woman Killed In I-84 Pedestrian Crash
A pedestrian was struck by a car on a stretch of highway in Hartford Tuesday night, state police said.
HARTFORD, CT — A Manchester woman was killed late Tuesday night in a pedestrian accident on Interstate 84, police said.
The crash took place on the eastbound portion of the highway in Hartford at 11:55 p.m. A 2009 Ford Focus driven by a 31-year-old Hartford man was traveling in the right center lane in the five-lane stretch of road just before the Exit 48 A and B ramps, according to a crash report.
The car hit a pedestrian, identified as 33-year-old Melissa Doyle, of Manchester, state police said. According to a crash report, she was standing on the highway in the right center lane. State police said Doyle was taken to an area Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
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The driver of the Ford refused medical attention at the scene, according to a crash report.
State police are asking that anyone who may have seen the crash or has dashboard camera images of the incident to contact them at the Troop H barracks, 860-534-1000.
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