Crime & Safety

I-691 Rollover Crash Victim Identified: Police

The car the man was driving went down an embankment around 8:30 a.m., police say.

MERIDEN, CT — A New Haven man was killed in rollover crash on I-691 in Meriden Saturday morning after the car he was driving went off the roadway and down an embankment, Connecticut State Police said.

The man was identified as Anthony O Irias, 36, of New Haven. Police say the Jeep Irias was driving came to an "uncontrolled rest" on its roof after going down the embankment.

Irias was traveling on the I-691 eastbound Exit 8 off-ramp when the crash happened.

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Anyone with information is asked to contact Trooper Kores at 203-393-4200.

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