Crime & Safety

Man, 61, Killed in Rt. 8 Crash with Parked ConnDOT Truck

The crash occurred early Thursday afternoon in Seymour.

SEYMOUR, CT - A 61-year-old Glendale, NY man was killed Thursday afternoon after his vehicle struck a parked Connecticut Department of Transportation truck on Route 8 southbound in Seymour, according to state police.

Daniel Cormier was transported to St. Vincent's Hospital in Bridgeport following the 12:10 p.m. crash where he was pronounced dead. No other injuries were reported.

State police said that the ConnDOT construction truck was “parked partially in the right lane and right shoulder of Route 8 southbound, north of exit 20” when for “an unknown reason” Cormier's vehicle veered to the right.

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The ConnDOT's warning lights were lit, but Cormier's vehicle continued along, hugging the right guard rail, when it ran into the truck.

Cormier was wearing a seatbelt, according to state police, but the airbag did not deploy.

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