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Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Yahoo
CT man in critical condition after fall off dirt bike that was being towed
A man sustained life-threatening injuries after a fall of a dirt bike on Saturday night in Waterbury. Waterbury Police Department officers responded shortly after 8 p.m. in the area of 106 Buckridge Drive to a call involving an incident involving a dirt bike, according to the Waterbury Police Department. Police said that the preliminary investigation showed that 'the dirt bike was being towed by another vehicle using a rope with the operator still on the dirt bike,' according to a statement. The man fell on the roadway and sustained life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital and is listed in critical condition, police said. The Waterbury Police Department Crash Reconstruction Unit is investigating the incident.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Yahoo
Rollover crash kills man in Hooksett
A Hooksett man was pronounced dead after an early-morning rollover crash Saturday, according to town police. Jack Van Nort, 20, was apparently traveling east on Farmer Road in Hooksett about 2 a.m. when his 2005 Pontiac Grand Am apparently left the roadway, struck a large rock and tree, and flipped, officials said in a news release. Van Nort was the sole occupant. The Hooksett Crash Reconstruction Unit responded to conduct the investigation, and a portion of Farmer Road was shut down for several hours. Police said both speed and alcohol are believed to be factors in the crash. If anyone has information on the investigation is asked to contact Lt. Valerie Lamy at 603-624-1560 ext. 307 or e-mail vlamy@
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Yahoo
Person killed changing tire on US 29 in Greensboro; man charged with DWI
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — One person is dead and another has life-threatening injuries after they were struck by an impaired driver while changing a tire on US 29 in Greensboro, according to the Greensboro Police Department. At around 12:31 a.m. on Friday, first responders came to the area of US 29 North and South Holden Road after getting a report of a crash with injuries. Investigators say that Robert Lynn Faison Jr., 25, of Greensboro, was driving a 2022 Honda Accord northbound on US 29 when he left the roadway to the right and struck a 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee that was disabled on the shoulder with their hazard lights on. 2 people were outside the Jeep and trying to change a flat tire at the time that Faison struck them. One of those who were struck died as a result of the crash, the other was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Faison was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries. Investigators say that Faison was impaired at the time of the crash. He is being charged with driving while impaired, failing to maintain lane control, failing to reduce speed to avoid a collision, felony serious injury by vehicle and felony death by vehicle. The GPD's Crash Reconstruction Unit responded to the scene and is investigating the crash. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Yahoo
Two people charged in Waterbury crash that killed one person, seriously injured three others
Two people have been charged in connection with a three-vehicle crash in Waterbury in December that left one person dead and seriously injured three others. The crash occurred on Dec. 29 around 3:13 a.m. when police responded to the report of a collision involving three vehicles in the area of 434 Baldwin St., according to the Waterbury Police Department. The vehicles were found to include a 2013 Dodge Dart, a 2018 Ford EcoSport and a 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Police said the occupants of the Jeep fled the scene before officers arrived and were not immediately located. The driver of the Dart, 47-year-old Troy Kelley of New Haven, was taken to an area hospital for serious injuries. A passenger in the vehicle, 46-year-old Andrea Sherman of Waterbury, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Two people in the Ford, two 22-year-old Waterbury men, were also taken to a hospital for serious injuries, according to police. Members of the police department's Crash Reconstruction Unit investigated the crash and obtained a warrant for Kelley's arrest. He was charged last Thursday with two counts of second-degree assault with a motor vehicle and a single count each of reckless driving, insufficient insurance, failure to renew registration, operating under the influence, traveling too fast for conditions, first-degree reckless endangerment, failure to drive in the proper lane, second-degree manslaughter with a motor vehicle, following too closely resulting in an accident and operation while registration is refused, suspended or revoked. According to court records, Kelley appeared in Waterbury Superior Court following his arrest. He remains held on a $1 million bond and is due back in court on April 23. He has not entered a plea. Police said they also charged the driver of the Jeep who fled the scene. He was identified as 22-year-old Wilson Guerrero-Campoverde of Waterbury, according to police. Guerrero-Campoverde was charged last Thursday with evading responsibility. He appeared before a judge and was released on a promise to appear, court records show. He is due back in court on April 23 and has not entered a plea.
