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CT man dies after being ejected from vehicle during rollover crash on Route 8
A man was killed when he was ejected from his vehicle during a rollover crash on Route 8 in Seymour on Thursday.
Emergency crews responded to a report of the crash shortly before 7 p.m. in the area of Exit 18 where they found that 37-year-old Daniel Popiolek of Beacon Falls had crashed his 2010 Subaru Legacy, according to Connecticut State Police. He was taken in an ambulance to Waterbury Hospital where he was pronounced dead, state police said.
A preliminary investigation found that Popiolek was headed north on Route 8 in the left lane when he lost control of his vehicle and went into the roadside, state police said. The Subaru then rolled over and struck a light pole, ejecting him from the vehicle.
The crash is still being investigated.
Any witnesses or drivers who were in the area with dashboard camera footage have been to contact Trooper Patrick Miko at 203-393-4200 or
