Crime & Safety
2 Die in Wrongway Crash in Shelton
The crash occurred early Thursday on Route 8 southbound.

SHELTON, CT - A Seymour woman and a Stratford man, the drivers of the two vehicles, were killed early Thursday in a wrongway crash on Route 8 in Shelton, according to authorities.
Fox61 News reports that Kelly Wootten, 29, was driving in the wrong direction in the southbound lane at about 1:30 a.m. when her vehicle struck a southbound vehicle driven by Fernando Moreno-Rivas, 30.
The crash occurred near exit 13 and shutdown the thruway for several hours overnight.
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