One person dead in Groton crash

Driver dies after striking utility pole in Groton

Police are investigating a fatal one-car crash in Groton on Wednesday afternoon. Groton Emergency Dispatch received several 911 calls around 1:22 p.m. on Wednesday reporting a serious one-car motor vehicle crash on Fort Hill Road between Depot Road and South Road in Groton, according to the Town of Groton Police Department. Arriving officers located the driver who was unconscious in the vehicle. Emergency responders, including the Poquonnock Bri…

One person dead in Groton crash

GROTON, Conn. (WTNH) — A driver is dead after a car collided with a utility pole on Fort Hill Road in Groton on Wednesday, police said. The accident took place between Depot Road and South Road at approximately 1:22 p.m. Motorcyclist killed after striking catch basin grate in Wallingford The driver was found unconscious when officers responded, and was transported to L&M Hospital, where they were pronounced dead. Identification of the driv…

One dead after crash in Groton

Police said one person has died after a crash in Groton on Wednesday afternoon. Officers responded to Fort Hill Road around 1:22 p.m. after receiving several 911 calls reporting a serious one-car crash between Depot Road and South Road. Police said they found a vehicle that had struck a utility pole in front of 21 Fort Hill Road and an unconscious driver. Police said Fort Hill Road was closed between Depot Road and South Road. It has since reope…

Driver killed in Groton crash after striking utility pole - Newport Dispatch

GROTON — A Norwich woman died Wednesday after her vehicle struck a utility pole on Fort Hill Road, police said. Vanessa Pettengill, 45, was traveling eastbound in a 2006 Subaru Legacy Outback when the crash occurred at approximately 1:22 p.m. in front of 21 Fort Hill Road. Officers responding to multiple 911 calls found Pettengill unconscious with serious injuries at the scene, which was located between Depot Road and South Road. Pettengill, who…