#Latest news with #VintonFitzgeraldDawsonYahoo10-02-2025YahooCT man dies days after he was struck by vehicle while helping disabled tractor-trailer on I-95A man has died days after he was struck by a hit-and-run driver while trying to help with a disabled tractor-trailer in the shoulder of Interstate 95 in Milford over the weekend. The crash was reported Saturday shortly after 2 a.m. on the southbound side of the highway prior to the Exit 34 on-ramp, according to Connecticut State Police. State police said 61-year-old Vinton Fitzgerald Dawson of Killingworth was trying to help with a tractor-trailer in the right shoulder of the highway when he was struck by a 2014 to 2017 white Hyundai Genesis. According to state police, the Genesis driver was headed south in the right lane when they entered the shoulder and struck Dawson before taking off from the scene. Troopers believe the vehicle likely has damage to its front passenger side. Dawson was taken in an ambulance to Bridgeport Hospital for serious injuries. State police said he died on Monday. The crash remains under investigation by the state police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Squad (C.A.R.S.). Anyone with information has been asked to contact Trooper Jonathan Colby at 203-696-2500 or
Yahoo10-02-2025YahooCT man dies days after he was struck by vehicle while helping disabled tractor-trailer on I-95A man has died days after he was struck by a hit-and-run driver while trying to help with a disabled tractor-trailer in the shoulder of Interstate 95 in Milford over the weekend. The crash was reported Saturday shortly after 2 a.m. on the southbound side of the highway prior to the Exit 34 on-ramp, according to Connecticut State Police. State police said 61-year-old Vinton Fitzgerald Dawson of Killingworth was trying to help with a tractor-trailer in the right shoulder of the highway when he was struck by a 2014 to 2017 white Hyundai Genesis. According to state police, the Genesis driver was headed south in the right lane when they entered the shoulder and struck Dawson before taking off from the scene. Troopers believe the vehicle likely has damage to its front passenger side. Dawson was taken in an ambulance to Bridgeport Hospital for serious injuries. State police said he died on Monday. The crash remains under investigation by the state police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Squad (C.A.R.S.). Anyone with information has been asked to contact Trooper Jonathan Colby at 203-696-2500 or
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