Traffic & Transit

ID Released In Fatal Middlefield Head-On Crash

The ID of the person killed in the crash has been released by state police.

State Police said Sunday that Venancio Papalotzi-george, 46, of Meriden, was killed in a fatal crash late Friday.
State Police said Sunday that Venancio Papalotzi-george, 46, of Meriden, was killed in a fatal crash late Friday. (Patch Graphics)

MIDDLEFIELD, CT — State Police said Sunday that Venancio Papalotzi-george, 46, of Meriden, was killed in a fatal crash late Friday.

State police said Papalotzi-george was driving a 2012 Honda Civic and traveling westbound on Meriden Road, Route 66, and a Middletown resident was driving a 2009 Jeep eastbound on Route 66.

Both vehicles collided head-on, and Papalotzi-george was pronounced dead at the scene.

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The crash remains under investigation and if you have any information you're urged to call police at 860-399-2100.

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