Crime & Safety
Jury Awards $7.3 Million to Family of Rocky Hill DOT Worker Killed on Route 8
Father of two Daniel DiNardi, 41, was killed on Route 8 near the Waterbury-Naugatuck line in 2012 after being hit by a tractor trailer.
Nearly $7.3 million has been awarded to the family of a Department of Transportation supervisor who was struck and killed by a tractor trailer on Route 8 near the Waterbury-Naugatuck line in 2012.
A Hartford Superior Court jury awarded the damages to the estate of Daniel DiNardi, who was a 41-year-old father of two from Rocky Hill, according to NBC Connecticut.
DiNardi was struck by a tractor-trailer on the right shoulder of Route 8 northbound on March 22, 2012. He parked his DOT truck, which had its emergency lights on, and got out of the vehicle before he was struck.
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The driver Gina Davies was sentenced to two years in prison for misconduct with a vehicle.
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Image of Route 8 via CT DOT.
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