
NEW HAVEN, CT — Police are investigating a fatal single-car crash that occurred Thursday afternoon on James Street.
A Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck struck a tree with so much force that the vehicle split in two, said Officer David Hartman, police spokesman.
Driver Mokili Mwilelo, 32, of New Haven died at the scene.
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"The crash is being investigated by NHPD Traffic Division Officers who specialize in such fatalities," Hartman said. "Death Investigators from the State of CT Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, took the deceased for autopsy."
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