Man Rams Cruisers, Tries To Escape On Flat Tires In Wild I-395 Pursuit In East Lyme
A wild high-speed police chase across two major Connecticut highways ended in dramatic fashion Monday morning, March 31, after a 36-year-old Rhode Island man was boxed in, crashed into police cruisers, and was subdued with a stun gun, authorities said.
Nicholas Thompson, of Glendale, Rhode Island, faces eight criminal charges following the chase, according to Connecticut State Police.
The pursuit began after multiple 911 callers reported a white Chevrolet Silverado driving erratically on Interstate 395 southbound near Exit 22. Witnesses said the pickup had also been involved in a crash befo…
Liquid Nitrogen Spill: Abandoned Car Cause Of PlainfieId I-395 Traffic Chaos, Hazmat Emergency
An abandoned car on Interstate 395 caused a tanker carrying 7,000 gallons of liquid nitrogen to overturn, leading to hours of traffic disruption and environmental risks, authorities said.
James Wyatt Fitzgerald, 29, of Danielson, is accused of leaving his disabled 2011 Hyundai Elantra partially in a travel lane on Thursday, Dec. 26, after striking a center median guardrail and a bridge on the right shoulder, Connecticut State Police said.
The crash occurred early Thursday morning on the northbound side of I-395 near Exit 28. The tanker, driven by a 49-year-old Rhode Island man, swerved to a…
Speed, Alcohol May Have Contributed To Fatal Arlington Wreck: Police
Police say that speed and alcohol could have caused a fatal crash on Interstate-395 last week.
Virginia State troopers responded to the single-vehicle wreck early Friday morning, June 10, just before 1:30 in Arlington County, State Police officials said. A Chevrolet Camaro had skidded off the left side of the ramp, hit a curb, and tumbled.
First responders rushed the driver, Jose T. Villanueva, 31, of Alexandria, to George Washington Hospital, where he later died, officials said. He wasn't wearing a seat belt, and the force of the crash ejected him from the car.
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