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CT Driver Speeds Away After Hitting 2 Children, Police Say
Two children were hospitalized after a driver crashed into them as they crossed a Norwalk intersection and then drove away without offering to help or calling for responders, police said.
Officers responded to Cross Street and Wilton Avenue on Tuesday, Oct. 20, after a report that a black Mini Cooper had hit the children.
Both children were taken to Norwalk Hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, police said.
Officers interviewed witnesses and reviewed surveillance footage, and they found the car soon after.
Joseph Campbell, 68, of Norwalk, later turned himself in, po…
CT Man, 35, Hit, Killed At NY Intersection
Authorities are investigating a crash that left a 35-year-old Connecticut man dead in Putnam County, NY.
The incident happened at around 8:09 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at the intersection of Route 22 and Route 164 in Patterson, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced.
According to the Sheriff's Office, a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. They were identified as New Fairfield resident Michael S. Frick, 35.
The driver stayed at the scene of the crash, which is now under investigation by the Sheriff’s Office Bureau of Criminal Investigatio…
CT Dad Killed In Road Rage Shooting Remembered For Humor, Dancing, Love
Nelson Batista loved Prince, the Yankees, and making people laugh. Now, his family is asking for help laying the Connecticut father to rest.
Batista, 48, was shot near Park Avenue and Cottage Street in Bridgeport around 9 a.m. on Oct. 12, police said.
Batista's loved ones said his love for family stood out.
His relatives described the Bridgeport father, brother, cousin, and friend as someone who filled their lives with music and laughter. He was known for spontaneous dancing.
“Whether he was cracking jokes, enjoying music, or simply spending time with loved ones, Nelson had a way of creat…