1 Dead After Truckers Fight In Road Rage Incident In West Hartford: Police

WEST HARTFORD, CT — A road rage altercation between two truck drivers on Interstate 84 in West Hartford claimed the life of one victim.

According to the Connecticut State Police, one person was run over by one of the trucks and killed.

In a release issued Wednesday morning, police said at about 3:16 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, troopers were called to I-84 East before Exit 44 in West Hartford for a reported road rage incident.

According to police, a tractor-trailer was traveling in the right lane while a box truck was traveling in the center lane.

Police said that, while in congested traffic, one of the operators exited their vehicle, ran across the highway, and climbed into the box truck.

This caused a disturbance inside the vehicle.

"In the midst of the disturbance, one of the involved individuals was run over by one of the involved vehicles," state police said in the release.

No further details were released by police, including the identities of those involved and additional vehicle information.

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The incident is still under investigation.

Anyone who may have witnessed the fatal incident or has phone or dashcam footage can contact State Police Det. Timothy Nohelty at 860-706-5632 or Timothy.Nohelty@ct.gov.

For more information on the incident, click on this link.

From Dec. 9: 'Serious Crash Closes I-84 In West Hartford, Injuries Reported, Road Now Open: UPDATE'