Monday, March 28, 2011

Man Dies After Being Struck By Tractor Trailer On I-95


According to courant.com, a man from Killingworth that was hit by a tractor trailer on Interstate 95 southbound on Sunday morning has died. Police said that 58-year-old Richard Casey parked his vehicle on the right shoulder of I-95 when he walked from the front of the car to the right lane. A tractor trailer that was driving in the right lane tried to avoid Casey by trying to merge into the left lane of the 2-way highway. The truck struck Casey near the left lane. The accident happened right before 11:30 am, between exits 61 and 62. The highway was closed for several hours. Casey was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital, where he died from his injuries. The tractor trailer driver, a Canadian man named Claude McNeill was not injured. Police are asking anyone who witnessed the accident to contact Troop F at 860-399-2100. Police are still investigating the crash.

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