West Haven Man Killed In Crash In New Haven: Police

NEW HAVEN, CT — A West Haven man was killed in a crash early Saturday night in New Haven, according to police.

Police responded to Fort Hale Park to investigate a fatal crash involving a single vehicle, New Haven police spokesperson Rose Dell said. They found the front end of a Toyota Tundra abutted against a wooden guard rail on Woodward Avenue, across the street from the entrance to the park, she said.

The driver, identified as 68-year-old Kevin Gormley of West Haven, was pronounced dead at the scene by firefighters, Dell said.

Investigators from the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner took custody of Gormley to perform an autopsy, Dell said.

The New Haven Police Department’s Crash Reconstruction Team is handling the case. Dell said investigators will be analyzing evidence and interviewing witnesses to determine the sequence of events that led to this crash.

Anyone who witnessed this crash or who may have information valuable to the investigators is urged to call police at 203-946-6304 or through the Department's anonymous tip-line at 866-888-TIPS (8477).

With reporting by Ellyn Santiago, Patch Staff