Orange Had 7 Injury Crashes In October

ORANGE, CT — Police reported seven crashes with injuries in Orange in October, two of them on Route 1, according to preliminary state crash data.

Nobody was killed or seriously hurt. The crashes injured eight people: two had suspected minor injuries and six had possible injuries, according to police reports in the Connecticut Crash Data Repository at UConn.

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Orange had 21 injury crashes in October 2025.

The crashes

Thursday, Oct. 1, about 3:45 p.m., Interstate 95. A rear-end crash. Police listed one driver as following too closely. One driver had possible injuries.

Saturday, Oct. 10, about 5:15 a.m., Pine Tree Drive. A single vehicle hit a curb. Police listed a driver as failing to keep in the proper lane. It happened after dark. One driver had suspected minor injuries.

Thursday, Oct. 15, about noon, Route 1 at Dogwood Road. Two vehicles collided at an angle. Police listed one driver as running a red light. Two people were hurt: one with suspected minor injuries and one with possible injuries.

Tuesday, Oct. 20, about 4 p.m., Indian River Road at Marsh Hill Road. Two vehicles collided at an angle. Police listed one driver as making an improper turn. One driver had possible injuries.

Wednesday, Oct. 21, about 6 a.m., Route 34 at Route 121. Two vehicles collided at an angle. Police listed one driver as failing to yield the right of way. It happened after dark. One driver had possible injuries.

Thursday, Oct. 22, about 1:30 p.m., Route 1. A rear-end crash. Police listed one driver as following too closely. One driver had possible injuries.

Sunday, Oct. 25, about 12:15 a.m., Route 34. A single vehicle hit the end of a guardrail. Police listed a driver as failing to keep in the proper lane. It happened after dark. One driver had possible injuries.

The pattern

Two of the seven crashes were rear-end collisions, and in both police cited the trailing driver for following too closely. Three were angle crashes. Two involved a single vehicle. Four of the seven happened in daylight, and all in clear or cloudy weather. By road: two on Route 1 and two on Route 34. The only traffic death in Orange this year came in March on Derby Milford Road, according to the data.

About the data

These figures are preliminary. Police reports for recent months are still being added to the state database, and counts often rise as they come in. Crashes that damaged only property aren't in the October figures yet, so this story covers crashes with injuries only.

Crash data from the Connecticut Crash Data Repository, University of Connecticut, as of Nov. 13, 2026.