Bridgeport Resident Killed in Motor Vehicle Accident

According to courant.com, a man from Bridgeport was killed in a car accident in Shelton on Sunday. 32-year-old Kelvin Sanchez of 552 Atlantic Avenue in Bridgeport was operating his 1998 Volvo on Route 8 northbound in Shelton when state police say his vehicle traveled into the right lane and up a hill around 4:30 am on Sunday. Police say that the car Sanchez was driving at a high speed and then became airborne. After it became airborne, the car crashed into a light pole and several trees. The Volvo landed on Route 8 and stopped in the right lane and turned in the eastern direction. Sanchez was brought to Bridgeport Hospital where he died from the injuries. This car crash is still under investigation by State Police Troop I. Anyone who has information about the car accident are requested to call Trooper Eileen Perchinski at 203-393-4200.