Police ID Passenger Killed In Naugatuck Crash: PD

NAUGATUCK, CT — Police have identified a passenger who was killed in a fatal crash Friday morning in Naugatuck, according to police.

In a news release, police said a single-vehicle crash with serious injuries was reported around 8:30 a.m. in the area of Gunntown Road.

When officers arrived in the area, they found a Kia Sedona had veered off the road and collided with a stone wall, according to police.

The passenger, who police identified as Glen Halama, 46, of Naugatuck, was pronounced dead at the hospital, according to police.

The driver, a 31-year-old Hartford man, sustained minor injuries in the collision and was taken to an area hospital for treatment, police said.

Police said the two men were not related but were known to each other.

Police also noted they are still investigating the fatal crash in collaboration with the Naugatuck Valley Collision Investigation Team.