Crime & Safety

New Details On Fatal Ledyard Crash Victim: Report

A local farmer was killed in a crash Saturday morning.

LEDYARD, CT — The victim of Saturday's fatal crash in Ledyard has been identified as Robert Burns, reports The Day. Burns, who lives on Shewville Road, died after his car crashed into a wooded area just one mile from his home.

Burns was living in a home across the street from the one he grew up in. A Marine Corps veteran and Norwich Free Academy graduate, he worked at Electric Boat and gathered a lifetime of stories through several different ventures.

Burns' 17-year-old son was also seriously injured in the crash, but remains in stable condition, according to Burns' daughter.

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