Crime & Safety
West Haven Man Killed In 3-Vehicle Crash In Orange: Police
A driver was killed, and two others were hospitalized after a three-vehicle crash in Orange, according to police.
ORANGE, CT — A West Haven man was killed in a three-car crash Tuesday in Orange, according to police.
Orange police responded around 5:15 p.m. on Dec. 30 to a report of a three-car crash on Grassy Hill Road near the intersection with Hilltop Road.
Police said the initial investigation found that a 2008 Nissan Sentra was “traveling southbound on Grassy Hill Road when, for an unknown reason, it crossed the center line into the northbound lane.”
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The Nissan sideswiped one northbound car before crashing into the front of a third vehicle, according to police.
Three drivers were taken to area hospitals for injuries sustained in the crash, according to police.
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Police said the driver of the Sentra, 51-year-old Daniel Ronan of West Haven, died from his injuries later in the evening.
Injuries to the other two drivers were not life-threatening, according to police.
The crash remains under investigation and any witnesses, or anyone with information, are asked to contact Detective Denny Peterson at dpeterson@orange-ct.gov or call 203-891-2130, ext. 8216.
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