The only fatal crash in Connecticut over the holiday weekend happened when a Norwalk man lost control of his car.

According to state police, the incident happened at 8.15 p.m. on Route 7, near the interchange with Interstate 95 in Norwalk. The driver, Luis M. Contreras, aged 29, lost control of his car and swerved to the right. The reason is as yet unknown. The car hit the metal guard rail off the right shoulder which is there to separate the Route 7 southbound ramp to West Avenue, and spun around.

State police went on to say that Contreras was thrown out of the car through the window on the driver’s side and landed on the roadway of the Route 7 southbound ramp to Interstate 95 northbound.

Norwalk emergency medical service personnel pronounced Contreras dead at the scene by.

No other vehicles or people were involved.

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Connecticut State Police are enforcing a driving program to keep residents and drivers safe over Thanksgiving weekend.

Last year, according to state police enforcement statistics, there were 562 car accidents, 92 of which resulted in injuries and there was one fatality. In addition there were 43 arrests for driving while intoxicated 1,134 speeding tickets issued.

In order to cut down on the number of crashes, state police will increase their road and highway patrols across the state, and especially focusing on drunk, aggressive and unsafe drivers.

A state police spokesman said that there is more alcohol consumed over the holiday period and this leads to an increase in road traffic accidents due to intoxication.

In Danbury, as well as the normal patrols, uniformed troopers will be driving unmarked patrol cars to check on traffic throughout the weekend looking for drunk drivers and they will also be manning a sobriety checkpoint on the Lake Avenue highway exit in Danbury.

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In June 2010, Ajia Brown of Uncasville, Connecticut was 8 years old when he was savagely mauled by two pit bulls at the property of a friend in Hanover, Pennsylvania.

Ajia and his mother had just arrived at Marjorie Nicholson’s home where her son lived in a separate house on the same property and kept two Pit Bulls, Angel and Midge, in a fenced yard.  Ajia went outside to catch fireflies at around 9 p.m. and the dogs started barking. He was assured they wouldn’t hurt him.

The dogs escaped and started jumping on him and licking him, but he became overwhelmed and he tried to run away, sending them into total attack mode. His mother, Elizabeth Brown, threw her body over her son to try and stop the attack, suffering many dog bites on her body as well.

Midge was shot dead by officers who arrived on the scene, and Angel, who had gone into the house, must now be muzzled in public.

Aija spent eight days in the hospital and, since then he has undergone 17 surgeries and 54 other medical procedures to repair the injuries from the attack by the dogs which tore off a large portion of his scalp and much of both ears. His face is permanently scarred.

A judge approved a $508,613 settlement between Ajia Brown and his mother, and the insurance company representing Marjorie Nicholson, the property owner. The policy limit was $500,000.

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An accident between two tractor trailers early on Friday morning led to the death of a truck driver and his dog.

According to State Police, the accident happened at 4 a.m. when one truck hit another tractor trailer when it was waiting in heavy traffic on the eastbound lane of the Interstate 84 just before exit 11. The driver of the truck which was moving, Warren Jefferson, 49, of Bath, Pennsylvania, was pronounced dead at the scene along with his dog, which was in the cab with him.

The other driver was 65 year old John Krupskas, of Dickson City, Pennsylvania only suffered minor injuries and was taken to Danbury Hospital.

According to Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire and Rescue, the cargo from both of the trucks, foam insulation and the other, paper products, spilled onto all of the eastbound lanes of the Interstate.

The eastbound lanes of I 84 were closed for around six hours for the cleanup operation and investigation to take place.

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According to the National Transportation Safety Board the number of Metro-North accidents over the last year – including the Bridgeport derailment that injured 65 people – was the result of a failure across the system to follow recommendations.

Acting chairman of the NTSB, the nation’s top safety investigator, Christopher Hart said at a press conference that all of the accidents were preventable, and the underlying cause of all of them was safety management problems.

The report from the NTSB discusses the five major Metro North accidents in less than a year which killed four people and injured more than 100.

The report not only blames Metro North but also the Federal Railroad Administration for failure to require them to follow the NTSB safety recommendations and for exempting them from inspecting tracks on foot every two weeks.

Newly appointed Metro-North President Joseph Giulietti acknowledged the NTSB’s criticism and said they would take the issues to heart and continue the safety improvements already implemented.

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A man was found unconscious behind the wheel of his car on Tuesday afternoon.

According to police, the wrecked black 2013 Nissan Altima was discovered at just after 2.15 p.m., off the shoulder of the roadway near the intersection of Eagle Road and Executive Drive in Danbury. The vehicle had gone into an embankment in a Danbury corporate park area and was found facing eastbound on Eagle Road and the driver was unconscious.

The police went on to say that Thomas Proulx, aged 66, of 34 Saint Mary’s Lane was taken to Danbury hospital in critical condition but was pronounced dead shortly after his arrival there.

The Danbury Traffic division is currently investigating the fatal accident and as yet no reasons have been forthcoming as to what occurred.

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On Friday morning an accident near Interstate 384 left one dead and one seriously injured

According to police, Emily Mills, aged 23, of the Wauregan section of Plainfield, and Thomas Hendel, 21, of Coventry, were driving eastbound in a Chevy Tahoe on Notch Road in Bolton at 2 a.m. It is not known who was driving although Mills was the owner of the vehicle. Whoever was driving misjudged a curve and lost control of the vehicle, which then hit a guardrail.

State police said that Mills and Hendel were both thrown from the vehicle and Hendel suffered fatal head injuries. Mills suffered injuries to her pelvis and ribs.

The intersection of Routes 6 and 44 was closed and all traffic on I-384 East was taken off at exit 5, until the road was reopened.

Police continue to investigate the accident.

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