1 Dead In Ella T. Grasso Blvd. Crash Tuesday After State Police Attempted Stop

NEW HAVEN, CT—One person is dead and two are injured after a head-on collision Tuesday on Ella T. Grasso Blvd., in the area of Washington Ave. and Truman Street, police said.

Following a request for comment, Connecticut State Police said a Troop G officer tried to stop a car on I-95 at the Grasso exit when the driver "eluded the trooper."

"Shortly after, the trooper exited the highway and came upon a crash involving the vehicle that eluded," CSP said in an email to Patch. CSP said that per the Office of the State’s Attorney, the New Haven Police Department will retain the crash investigation.

According to New Haven police spokesperson Officer Christian Bruckhart, at around 10 a.m., a state trooper attempted a stop of a black Infiniti on the I-95 Grasso exit off-ramp when the "driver did not stop and took off at a high rate of speed," Bruckhart said.

State Police said that the trooper did not pursue the Infiniti. Bruckhart said that the car, while fleeing on Grasso, "collided" with a white pickup truck. The Infinity driver was killed, and their passenger suffered non-life-threatening injuries and is being treated at an area hospital. The driver of the truck similarly sustained non-life-threatening injuries, Bruckhart said.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is responding. Bruckhart said the driver killed in the crash will be identified following next-of-kin notification.

Original story:

New Haven police report a "serious motor vehicle collision" on Ella T. Grasso Blvd. between Washington Avenue and Truman Street.

According to police spokesperson Officer Christian Bruckhart, the driver suffered "serious injuries."

Bruckhart said that section of Grasso is now closed.

Police are investigating the crash, Bruckhart said.

Police said motorists should expect delays.