31-Year-Old CT Man Killed In I-91 Pedestrian Crash In Windsor; Police ID Victim
A 31-year-old Connecticut man died after a car struck him on Interstate 91 over the weekend in Windsor.
Santiago Jiminez, of Meriden, was standing on the shoulder of the interstate on Saturday, Oct. 4, near Exit 40, when he stepped into a travel lane, Connecticut State Police said. A 2012 Chevrolet Impala traveling north hit him just after 7 p.m., causing serious injuries.
It’s unclear why Jiminez was on the shoulder of the busy highway.
Paramedics transported Jiminez to Hartford Hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
The two men inside the Impala, both from Springfield, Massach…
Delta Flight's Severe Turbulence At 37,000 Feet Leads To Emergency Landing, 25 Hospitalizations
A Delta Air Lines flight from the United States to Europe turned harrowing when severe turbulence forced the plane to divert and have an emergency landing, sending 25 people to the hospital for evaluation and care.
Delta Flight 56, an Airbus A330-900 from Salt Lake City bound for Amsterdam, was carrying 275 passengers and 13 crew members, when the incident happened Wednesday evening, July 30.
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The "significant turbulence" occurred while the aircraft was about 37,000 feet over Wyoming, Delta said, prompting the crew to divert to Minneapolis-St. Paul Inte…
Lexington Park Woman Strips, Bites Deputy During Bar Rampage: Sheriff
A Maryland woman reportedly had a complete meltdown at a Southern Maryland bar — stripping down, flipping chairs, kicking paramedics, and biting a deputy, officials said.
Marika Shontell Driggers, 45, of Lexington Park, was arrested after causing a scene at Coast 2 Coast Seafood Bar & Grill in Solomons earlier this month, according to the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office on Monday, July 21.
Deputies were called for indecent exposure at the restaurant on South Solomons Island Road, where they found Driggers in the lobby wearing only a shirt and coat, investigators said.
Restaurant staff …
3 Drownings, 1 Weekend: 44-Year-Old Dies In Wayne Pool Party Incident, Cops Say
A third drowning that happened over the weekend in Passaic County has been reported.
Wayne police say this incident involved a 44-year-old Queens, NY man, who had drowned in a backyard pool on Rutgers Court.
Officers responded to a home on Rutgers Court around 10:36 p.m. Saturday, July 19, after a report of a car crashing into a swimming pool. When they arrived, they discovered it wasn’t a crash, but something far worse, according to Police Capt. Daniel Daly.
A house guest had drowned in a backyard pool, Wayne police said in a statement.
The victim, a 44-year-old man from Queens, NY, had …
Wanted Killingly Man Pulls Knife, Teen Throws Bottle At Elderly Former Landlord: Police
A teenager and a wanted Connecticut man are accused of attacking a homeowner and threatening two people with a knife after they were caught living in a home they had been evicted from months ago, police said.
Ayden Williams, 19, and Jonathan Williams, 50, are facing multiple charges after police were called to a Killingly home on Monday, May 5, Connecticut State Police said.
Officers were called to the Hartford Pike home around 1:40 p.m. for a report of an assault. When they arrived, they found the victim bleeding from his head, police said.
According to investi…
Norwood Man Airlifted In Fall While Pulling Luggage Outside His Apartment: Police
A 74-year-old man was airlifted to the hospital after suffering a head injury in a fall outside a Bergen County apartment complex Monday afternoon, Dec. 2, police said.
The incident occurred at approximately 4:25 p.m. when the man, who lives on Sutton Place in Norwood, was walking backward on the sidewalk while pulling a piece of luggage, Norwood Police Chief Christian Federici said. The man lost his balance and fell, striking his head on the concrete.
Norwood officers, Norwood EMS, and paramedics responded to the scene, where the man was found breathing but unresponsive, Federici said…
