Richard Mazzella, 46, Died Following I-91 Overpass Crash

Richard Mazzella died at Hartford Hospital yesterday as a result of injuries he sustained in a car accident. Mazzella's Jeep veered off a highway overpass on Bloomfield Avenue in Windsor and dropped 25 feet onto 1-95.

Richard "Rich" J. Mazzella, 46, was a resident of Niantic and also of Clinton. Thomas L. Neilan & Sons Funeral Home in East Lyme is handling the arrangements but details are not yet finalized.  

Mazzella's SUV apparently plowed through the concrete wall of a highway overpass and crashed, overturned and caught fire. According to Windsor Police Capt. Tom LePore, the crash is currently under investigation, and the local department is working with a regional accident-reconstruction team to figure out what happened before Mazzella's Jeep left the overpass.

LePore said officials are able to tell that Mazzella exited I-91 from the northbound HOV lane, but his vehicle did not stop as it approached the Bloomfield Avenue intersection.

Police are seeking the help of anyone with information regarding what happened before Mazzella's vehicle left the highway and hit the wall. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Windsor Police Department by calling 860-688-5273.