Weather issues lead to one fatality, multiple crashes and traffic delays on roads throughout Connecticut

Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant
Updated ·2 min read

Multiple crashes were reported on Connecticut highways and roadways during the early morning hours on Friday, according to police.

New Haven police responded to a two-car crash at the intersection of Trumbull Street and Orange Street before 1 a.m. Friday. A grey Volvo driven by a 25-year-old Milford man and a white Ford box truck driven by a 30-year-old Naugatuck man crashed in the intersection.

A passenger in the Volvo, 25-year-old Max Peters of Branford, was pronounced dead at the scene. Both drivers were transported to Yale New Haven for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

Around 1:45 a.m. Friday, the Connecticut State Police assisted the New Haven Police Department with a crash on Interstate 91 North on the Exit 3 off-ramp. The off-ramp was closed due to the crash, the Department of Transportation said.

Hubbard street from the Route 17 off-ramp to Buttonball Road in Glastonbury was shut down after a car struck a pole overnight, according to the Glastonbury Police Department.

A tractor-trailer fire on I-84 East near Exits 15 and 16 in Southbury closed the right lane of the highway down just after 6:45 a.m., according to the Department of Transportation. There was heavy smoke from the fire, but no injuries were reported, according to state police.

Another tractor-trailer crash on I-95 in Fairfield near Exits 20 and 21 just before 7 a.m. shut down the right lane of the highway, state police said.

The center lane of I-91 North near the Exit 37 off-ramp in Windsor was also closed Friday morning for a crash before 9 a.m., the Department of Transportation said.

There were multiple-miles-long backups reported on Connecticut highways in Bridgeport, Newtown, Norwalk, Stamford and Trumbull Friday morning in addition to the reported crashes, according to reports.

A storm is expected to bring rain and some snow to Connecticut this weekend, with some snow accumulations expected in the upper portion of the state, according to the National Weather Service.