Crime & Safety

Woman, Child Hospitalized After Vehicle Strikes Deer on I-84 in Southbury: Report

The accident occurred on Thursday, according to the Republican-American.

SOUTHBURY, CT — Jessica Baillie, 28, of Maple Hill Road in Naugatuck and her two-year-old daughter were hospitalized Thursday after their vehicle struck a deer on Interstate 84 west in Southbury, the Republican-American reports.

The accident occurred near Exit 15 as the deer darted across the interstate. The vehicle was badly damaged and the deer was euthanized, the Rep-Am reports.

Read the full Rep-Am report here.

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