Driver Killed In Wrong Way Highway Crash In Southington: Report

SOUTHINGTON, CT — A Waterbury woman was killed when the Mercedes-Benz she was driving on the wrong side of a highway slammed head-on into a tractor-trailer Wednesday evening, state police said.

State police released details of the crash Thursday morning after spending a good potion of the night investigating just what happened.

At 5:17 p.m. Wednesday, a tractor-trailer driven by a 53-year-old Portland, OR man was heading east on the correct portion of Interstate 691 near Exit 4, according to a crash report. The Mercedes, a 2004 C240 sedan, was traveling west on the eastbound side of the highway and the two vehicles crashed head-on, state police said in a report.

The driver of the Mercedes, 54-year-old Sharon Knight, of Waterbury, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a crash report. The truck driver sustained "possible injuries," according to a crash report.

It took hours to sort the mangled wreckage and the highway was closed well into the night. State police said anyone witnessing the crash or seeing the Mercedes traveling the wrong way can contact Trooper Taylor Norton at Taylor.norton@ct.gov or by calling Troop I at 203-393-4200. State police are also seeking dashboard camera footage of the incident.