Traffic & Transit
Connecticut Parole Officer's State Car Rear-Ended On I-91
A state-issued car with a parole officer driving was involved in a hit-and-run crash Wednesday.
CROMWELL, CT — A Connecticut parole officer escaped injury when her state-issued vehicle was rear-ended on a stretch of Interstate 91 in Cromwell Wednesday, state police said.
The crash took place in heavy traffic at 3:49 p.m., state police said.
According to a crash report, the 31-year-old parole officer was traveling north in a Ford Taurus registered to the state Department of Administrative Services just prior to Exit 21. A 2008 Acura TL with an 18-year-old Windsor Locks man driving then slammed into the back of the Taurus and evaded the scene, according to a crash report.
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The driver was later located and charged with evading responsibility and failure to drive at a reasonable distance apart resulting in a motor vehicle accident, state police said.
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