Crime & Safety
Westbound I-84 in Middlebury Reopened: Update
The thruway had been temporarily closed Thursday morning due to a crash and car fire.

MIDDLEBURY, CT — A motor vehicle accident and car fire temporarily shut down I-84 westbound between exits 16 and 17 in Middlebury Thursday morning, writes Fox61, the thruway was reopened just after 9:30 a.m.
The state Department of Transportation reported the incident occurred at 8:10 a.m.
Cleared: (20217018) Motor Vehicle Accident - MIDDLEBURY I84W 0.25 miles before Exit 16 (RTE 188) at 2/2/2017 9:39:31 AM
— Statewide CTDOT (@CTDOT_Statewide) February 2, 2017
Details of the crash and car fire were not immediately available.
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(20217018) Motor Vehicle Accident - MIDDLEBURY I84W 0.25 miles before Exit 16 (RTE 188) at 2/2/2017 8:10:23 AM #cttraffic
— Statewide CTDOT (@CTDOT_Statewide) February 2, 2017
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