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Former borough resident killed by car while walking
NAUGATUCK — A former borough resident who gave birth to Waterbury Hospital’s first baby of 1996 died Wednesday after being hit by a car in Colonie, N.Y. Dawn Wright, 40, of Clifton Park, N.Y., was walking along an entrance ramp to Interstate 87, wearing dark clothes in the rain at about 6 a.m., when... »
Woman, 78, dead after car hits tree in Prospect
Accident under investigation, autopsy planned PROSPECT — A Waterbury woman was killed when her car crashed into a tree off Summit Road on Monday morning. Authorities said Mildred Smith, 78, of 130 Byam Road No. 3, was traveling east when her 1998 Chevrolet Malibu went off the right side of the road and struck... »
Waterbury woman killed in Prospect crash
PROSPECT – A Waterbury woman was killed when her car veered from the road and struck a tree Monday, state police said. Troopers said Mildred Smith, 78, of 130 Byam Road, was traveling on Summit Road when her 1998 Chevrolet Malibu drifted from the road and struck a tree. Smith was transported to St.... »
Woman dies in Prospect fire
PROSPECT — The only reported storm-related death in Connecticut occurred Sunday when a tree branch fell across wires leading to a house at 111 Clark Hill Road, sparking an electrical fire that killed an 89-year-old woman and seriously injured her husband. Responding to the call shortly before 5:30 a.m., Fire Marshal Keith Griffin said... »
Naugatuck man rescued from roof died of heart attack
NAUGATUCK — The man firefighters rescued from the roof of 152 Applewood Lane Feb. 1 was pronounced dead of a heart attack at Waterbury Hospital shortly thereafter, his widow said. Alonzo Joseph Comeau, 62, was clearing snow from the roof when a neighbor came over and offered to help, said Margie Comeau, 55, the... »
Second body found in Beacon Falls home
BEACON FALLS — State police found a man who had shot himself in the head Saturday afternoon at 482 Rimmon Hill Road, the same house where authorities more than a week ago found a 25-year-old woman’s body. State police responded at about 1:30 p.m. and found the body of a man tentatively identified as... »
Beacon Falls man killed in crash
OXFORD — A 23-year-old Beacon Falls man who wanted to become a member of Beacon Hose Company No. 1 died after a three-car accident on Route 67 on Wednesday. At 11:19 a.m., Matthew Mihalcik, of Lopus Road, was driving a Plymouth Neon north on Route 67 when he stopped at the intersection with Governors... »
Cause of death still unknown
BEACON FALLS — State police and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner are still short on details about the body found Sept. 29 in a Rimmon Hill Road home. Police initially called the death “accidental” but had changed that rating to “suspicious” by Thursday afternoon. An autopsy performed by the medical examiner’s office... »