(Updated) A pedestrian was hit by three cars and killed while walking in a vehicle travel lane on I‑91 Sunday night.
State police sent out an email press release about that pedestrian fatality on Monday morning.
A crash report summary written by State Trooper Daniel McCue states that, at around 9:49 p.m. Sunday, a car driving in the right-center travel lane on the four-lane southbound stretch of the I‑91 highway just north of Exit 3 struck a pedestrian who was walking in that same right-center lane.
“As a result of the collision, the pedestrian was projected south, into the left center lane where was was” run over by two other cars.
The pedestrian, who has not yet been identified by the state police, was pronounced dead on scene. None of the drivers of the three cars involved sustained any injuries.
“This investigation remains active,” that crash report continues. “If you have any information pertinent to this investigation you are asked to contact Trooper McCue #792 at CT State Police — Troop I. (203) 393‑4200 or [email protected]. Furthermore, if you have a vehicle equipped with a dashcam, and you were driving through the area at the time of the collision, you are also asked to contact Trooper McCue.”
18-Year-Old Pedestrian Struck On Elm; Cops Injured After Edgewood-Garden Crash
In separate email press releases Monday, New Haven Police Department spokesperson Capt. Rose Dell wrote that an 18-year-old woman suffered potentially life-threatening injuries after getting hit by a car on Elm Street early Sunday morning — and two city police offers suffered minor injuries following a crash Friday night at the intersection of Edgewood Avenue and Garden Streets.
That former incident took place at around 1:34 a.m. Sunday. City police and firefighters responded to the intersection of Elm and York Streets “after a caller reported a pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle.”
The responding officers and firefighters found an 18-year-old woman “in the roadway who was unresponsive. She was transported by ambulance to the hospital for treatment. Her injuries are considered serious and may be life-threatening.”
Dell wrote that a Toyota Sequoia was traveling east on Elm Street in the center lane. A Chevrolet Silverado traveled behind the Toyota. “As they approached the intersection with York Street, the light was green for traffic on Elm Street. Several pedestrians ran across the street trying to ‘beat the light.’ After this group, the female victim stepped into the crosswalk while the light was green for oncoming traffic. The Toyota may have clipped the pedestrian and then she was struck by the Chevrolet. Both operators remained on scene and are cooperating with investigators.”
City police spoke with “numerous witnesses on scene, including other pedestrians that had just crossed the roadway prior to the crash.”
Anyone who witnessed this crash or who may have information valuable to the investigators is urged to contact police via phone at 203 – 946-6304 or through the Department’s anonymous tip-line at 866 – 888-TIPS (8477).
The latter incident took place soon after 8 p.m. Friday, after an officer spotted a stolen car on Whalley Avenue. “Over the police radio, he called out a description of the vehicle and its path of travel.
“Two unmarked units were close by and began to travel towards Whalley Avenue to assist. These vehicles met and collided at the intersection of Edgewood Avenue and Garden Street. Here’s what happened: one of the vehicles, a Dodge Charger, was traveling eastbound on Edgewood Avenue. A Crown Victoria turned east onto Edgewood from Day Street, ahead of the Dodge Charger. The Crown Victoria then began to execute a left turn onto Garden Street. The vehicles crashed and the Dodge Charger, in an attempted avoidance maneuver, struck a utility pole at the corner of the intersection. Neither vehicle was in pursuit at the time of crash and no civilian vehicles were involved.
“Each of the police vehicles was occupied by two officers. Both officers in the Dodge Charger were transported to Yale-New Haven Hospital. They were treated for minor injuries and have been discharged from the hospital.”
These drivers need to be more wary of pedestrians.