Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Police Identify Victim in Wallingford Crash
State Police are investigating the two-car crash, which occurred early Friday morning on I-91 South.
Update:
Francisco Gimenez, 73, of Queens, New York, died at Yale New Haven Hospital on Friday after an early morning crash on I-91 South in Wallingford, according to the Meriden Record-Journal.
The Record-Journal reports Gimenez was traveling in the center lane when he was rear-ended by Charles White, 27, of Middletown, who reportedly fell asleep, and Gimenez’s vehicle struck a pillar in the highway median.
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No charges have been filed in the crash and it remains under investigation, according to the Record-Journal.
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Original post
Connecticut State Police are investigating a fatal two-car crash in which one person died on I-91 South in Wallingford early Friday morning.
The Meriden Record-Journal reports emergency crews were on the scene of the crash between Exits 15 and 16 on I-91 South around 1:20 a.m.
One of the vehicles crashed into the bridge abutment, according to NBC Connecticut.
The highway was closed for nearly five hours but has since reopened.
This story will be updated when more information is available.
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