Crime & Safety

Victim Identified in Fatal Route 8 Crash in Trumbull

A 39-year-old man died in the multi-car crash, which took place on Route 8 in Trumbull on Oct. 7.

FAIRFIELD, CT — A Fairfield man has been identified as the victim in last week’s fatal multi-vehicle crash on Route 8 in Trumbull, according to the Connecticut Post.

The Post reports funeral services for James Breitegan Paules III, 39, of Fairfield, will take place on Friday morning. A Memorial Mass will be held at St. Pius X Church, 834 Brookside Drive in Fairfield, at 11 a.m. on Oct. 14.

The accident was reported at about 11:40 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 7. State Police Spokesperson Trooper Kelly Grant said at the time that one vehicle crossed over the center median in the two-car crash with one fatality.

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Two other people were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries, according to Grant.

Two lanes were closed for about two hours as a result of the crash, which is still under investigation.

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Read more at the Connecticut Post here.

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