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CT man charged with manslaughter after allegedly selling fatal dose of fentanyl disguised as painkiller
A Putnam man has been charged with allegedly selling fentanyl disguised as a less-potent prescription painkiller to a woman who fatally overdosed nearly four years ago. Rohan “G” Robinson, 38, was arrested Wednesday and charged with second-degree manslaughter and illegal sale of a controlled substance in connection with the death of a woman in Stafford in 2021, according to Connecticut State ...
1 hospitalized after Mass Pike crash in Palmer
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - One person taken to the hospital after a two-car crash on the Mass Pike on Wednesday. The Palmer Fire Department responded to the crash in the Westbound Lane near mile marker 64 around 3 p.m. One person was taken to the hospital no word on their...
Inspector general: July shooting of man in Manchester deemed justified
NCHESTER, CT (WFSB) - The shooting of a man in Manchester in July 2023 by an officer was deemed justified, according to the Office of the Inspector General. Joseph Deloreto was shot in a grassy courtyard outside of an apartment on North Main Street on July 16, 2023. Manchester officer...
26-year-old man killed in Hartford crash
HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) – On Tuesday, a deadly crash occurred on the Route 5/15 northbound exit 89 off-ramp in Hartford. A Toyota Tundra pick-up truck driven by Andrew Saez, 26, of Windsor Locks, was involved in a rollover collision. He suffered serious life-threatening injuries and was transported to Hartford...
CT man seriously injured in Route 4 crash involving two motorcycles
A Connecticut man was transported to a hospital via LifeStar following a crash involving two motorcycles on Route 4 in Goshen on Tuesday afternoon. The crash was reported just after 1 p.m. at the intersection of Beach Hill Road, according to Connecticut State Police and the state Department of Transportation. State police said a Harley-Davidson driven by a 68-year-old Suffield man was ...
Potential solutions to solve wrong-way crashes in Connecticut
MIDDLETOWN, CT (WFSB) - It’s something we’ve seen time and time again: wrong way crashes taking the lives of innocent people. Sunday night was the most recent occurrence. Luckily no one was hurt, but this is a worrisome trend. Wrong way drivers are on the rise. Last week,...
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