Elderly Man Dies In Hampton, CT Crash

According to courant.com, on Thursday an 88-year-old man died when the car he was riding in crashed into a pole on Route 97, police said. John Grenier of Hampton was going north in a car driven by Karen Shaw, 50, of Windham, when the car went off the road near Kimball Hill Road around 11:30 am. The car struck a pole, killing Grenier and injuring Shaw. Grenier was pronounced dead at the scene and Shaw was brought to Windham Hospital for medical treatment. P0lice haven't determined if speed or the weather played a role in the crash. Between Kimball Hill Road and Lewis Road, Route 97 was closed for about three hours while police investigated the crash. Route 97 was reopened around 2:30 pm.