Fatal Groton Crash: Car Hits Utility Pole, Driver Killed In Single-Vehicle Wreck
A single-car crash on Wednesday, May 7, left a driver dead after the vehicle struck a utility pole, police said.
Multiple 911 calls came in just after 1:20 p.m. reporting a serious crash at 21 Fort Hill Road in Groton, between Depot Road and South Road, authorities said.
Groton Police responded to the scene and found that the SUV had hit the utility pole while traveling south. Officers discovered the driver, the vehicle's sole occupant, unconscious.
Paramedics rushed them to Lawrence + Memorial Hospital, where doctors pronounced them dead, according to Groton police.
The driver’s name and…
New Milford Man Crashes Into Pole After Wine Tasting, BAC Twice Legal Limit: Police
A 51-year-old Connecticut man who police say crashed his car into a telephone pole while having twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system was arrested late last week, authorities said.
Jonathan Beck, of New Milford, was charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, failure to maintain the proper lane, and reckless endangerment, according to Connecticut State Police. He was arrested Friday, April 11.
Police said Beck’s BMW veered off Route 39 in New Fairfield on March 14 and crashed into a utility pole, which collapsed onto a parked vehicle, according to an arre…
