Wrong-Way Crash On I-691 In Meriden Leads To Serious Injuries

MERIDEN, CT — A wrong-way crash in Meriden early Tuesday led to injuries, according to state police. A New Milford man was driving a 2012 Toyota Camry eastbound on Interstate 691 in the area west of exit 5.

A Cromwell man was driving a 2007 Honda Accord westbound at 12:07 a.m., going the wrong way in the eastbound lanes. The Accord then struck the Camry head on, according to state police.

The drivers were taken by ambulance to local hospitals. WTNH News-8 reported that the injuries were serious.

I-691 was closed as police investigated crash, but it has since reopened.

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Wrong-way wrecks have become disturbingly common this year. Recently, nine Connecticut residents were killed in four separate wrong-way crashes over a two-month period.

Over the weekend, a state trooper was injured when a wrong-way driver crashed into his cruiser in Cromwell.

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