Traffic & Transit
Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Car, ID Released: State Police
Two people inside the Audi were taken to a hospital, including a passenger who sustained serious injuries, state police said.
HARWINTON, CT — Kevin C. Gangell, 24, of Harwinton, was killed when he was struck by a car Sunday, state police said.
At 11:53 a.m., state police responded to the area of 181 Clearview Avenue for a report of a car vs. pedestrian collision.
Preliminary investigation revealed that a 2008 Audi was traveling on Clearview Avenue southbound when "for an unknown reason veered off the southbound shoulder, striking (Gangell), and then a rock embankment," state police said.
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Two people inside the Audi were taken to a hospital, including a passenger who sustained serious injuries, state police said.
Gangell was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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The crash is under investigation and anyone with information is asked to call police at 860-626-7900.
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