Driver charged with negligent homicide after allegedly striking pedestrian in Glastonbury

Whitehorse taxi driver who hit pedestrian, leaving her with permanent brain damage, sentenced to house arrest

“It hurts to see her trapped in a body that doesn’t work anymore,” Virginie Bourque's partner said in a victim impact statement. “It hurts to see her suffer, it hurts to see that her young adult years were taken away from her… It’s been nothing but heartbreaking.”

Driver, pedestrian killed in separate Slidell-area crashes

SLIDELL, La. (WGNO) — Two people are dead following separate crashes that happened in the Slidell area on Wednesday, April 30. According to the Louisiana State Police, troopers with Troop L began investigating the first crash, which happened on Interstate 10 near the near US Highway 190 exit, around 8:30 p.m. The initial investigation shows that that 30-year-old Tyler B. Israel, of Arabi, was driving a 2002 Toyota 4-Runner east on I-10 when he r…

Man charged with negligent homicide in Glastonbury crash that killed pedestrian

A man is facing charges in connection with a crash in Glastonbury in January that killed a pedestrian. Michael Taylor was arrested on April 24 on charges of negligent homicide with a motor vehicle, traveling unreasonably fast and failure to yield to a pedestrian, according to Lt. Kevin Szydlo of the Glastonbury Police Department. The charges stem from a crash that occurred on Jan. 11 in the area of 115 Glastonbury Boulevard where Taylor reported…

Driver charged with negligent homicide after allegedly striking pedestrian in Glastonbury

GLASTONBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — Glastonbury police say a driver has been charged with negligent homicide in connection to the death of a pedestrian in January. Michael Taylor was arrested on April 24, on a warrant for negligent homicide, traveling unreasonably fast, and failure to yield to pedestrian. BACKGROUND: Pedestrian dies after being struck by car in Glastonbury The warrant was issued after the department's investigation into the Jan. 1…

Police arrest driver accused of hitting pedestrian in Glastonbury who later died

Glastonbury police have arrested a man who is suspected of fatally hitting a man in a crosswalk in Glastonbury in January. Police said the driver hit one of three pedestrians who were in a crosswalk near 115 Glastonbury Boulevard on Jan. 11. In January, police identified the victim as Phillip Burleson, 61, of Glastonbury,. The driver remained at the scene...

Read about the tragic accident in which 12-year-old Iver Svensen-Sandberg lost his life after being hit by a bus. The court has convicted the driver of negligent homicide.