Crime & Safety
Death of West Hartford Native UConn Student Ruled Accident, Caused by False Alarm
New information has come to light regarding the circumstances of a UConn student's recent death.
WEST HARTFORD, CT – New information has come to light regarding the circumstances of Jeffny Pally’s death this weekend.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said Wednesday that the 19-year old’s death was ruled an accident, the Hartford Courant reported. The cause of death was also determined to be blunt trauma to the head and torso.
Additional investigation has found the call that resulted in the truck’s response was a false alarm, according to the Hartford Courant. It has yet to be determined if activation of the alarm resulted from a malfunction.
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Read Patch's coverage of the Sunday incident and Tuesday vigil.
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