Traffic & Transit
1 Killed, Police Officer Seriously Injured In West Haven Crash: Report
Slippery road conditions Monday morning reportedly led to the crash.
WEST HAVEN, CT — One person was killed and a West Haven police officer was seriously injured early Monday in a two-vehicle crash on Derby Avenue in West Haven, the New Haven Register and WTNH-TV reported.
The crash occurred at about 2:20 a.m., when the driver of a Hyundai Elantra lost control of the vehicle in icy conditions and slammed into a police car that was parked at a Citgo gas station on Derby Avenue.
According to police, the driver of the Hyundai was also seriously injured in the crash; the person who was killed was a passenger in that vehicle.
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West Haven police have not released the identity of the passenger who was killed.
Both the police officer and driver suffered head injuries, but are expected to recover.
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