A 35 year old woman from Bridgeport, Connecticut, suffered head trauma and a fractured hip on Tuesday in a two-vehicle accident.

According to State Police, Marie D. Rene was traveling on the ramp from Interstate 684 northbound to Interstate 84 eastbound. She lost control of her sport utility vehicle, a 2006 Hyundai Santa Fe, near the end of the ramp, causing her vehicle to leave the ramp and enter the grass divider which separates the entry ramp from the eastbound lanes of Interstate 84. She then hit a ditch, became airborne and landed on the eastbound lanes of Interstate 84 where she collided with a 2006 Chevrolet pick-up truck. The Chevrolet spun onto the south shoulder of the highway and then left the roadway. Rene’s vehicle then crossed the eastbound lanes, entered the center median of the highway and rolled over. Rene was not wearing a seat belt and so was ejected from the vehicle and onto the center median.

The driver of the pickup was uninjured and Rene was transported by helicopter to Westchester Medical Center, where she was listed in critical condition late Tuesday night.

Police said that I 84 was closed for part of the afternoon to allow the helicopter to land and to carry out the investigation.

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Last Saturday, a single vehicle accident caused a power outage lasting more than three hours in the Botsford area.

According to police, Katherine Threlfall, aged 18, of Middlebury was driving a 2000 Toyota 4-Runner SUV southward on Toddy Hill Road, at about 2 a.m., when she lost control rounding a curve, hit an embankment, flew through the air and struck a utility pole.

The utility pole was on the west side of Toddy Hill Road, across the street from Masonicare Health Center, which is a nursing home and assisted living facility.

The heavily damaged SUV came to rest on its roof and the utility pole broke, with the lines falling onto the ground.  Connecticut Light and Power Company spokesman said their crews responded quickly to restore power and that the outage lasted around 3 hours.

Botsford Fire Rescue attended the scene and Threlfall was assessed for injuries by Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps.

After investigating, police charged Threlfall with driving under the influence by an underage person, possession of alcohol by an underage person, and making a restricted turn.

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Police and railroad authorities have confirmed that an Amtrak train struck and killed a pedestrian on the tracks Saturday evening at a station in Fairfield.

According to Craig Schulz, an Amtrak spokesman, the train, which began its journey in Newport News, Va. and was bound for Boston, had 185 passengers and crew aboard when the accident occurred at 6:20 p.m. No passengers on the train were reported injured.

Police in Fairfield said that the pedestrian was a white male in his 50s. Amtrak and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which was leading the investigation, did not release the identity of the victim nor did they release details of the circumstances surrounding the incident late Saturday.

Schulz said that the train was delayed for two-and-a-half hours for the investigation, but it then continued its journey to Boston.

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A first aid kit is one essential item you should have in your home and car. As well as bandages, band aids, swabs and gauze, it should also contain a range of medication. However, make sure it is kept out of reach of young children.

These are some of the medications you should have in your first aid kit.

Activated charcoal, which is used in the event of poisoning, but only use if advised to by the poison control center or a medical professional. Gels and creams for minor burns, such as aloe vera. Something for stings or allergic reaction such as oral antihistamine and antihistamine cream as well. Anti diarrhea medication, and anti vomiting medication such as over the counter travel sickness pills.  Pain relievers, such as aspirin and acetaminophen and ibuprofen. Calamine lotion, and over the counter hydrocortisone cream. If prescribed by a doctor, drugs to treat an allergic attack such as an epinephrine auto injector.

Finally it should contain a syringe, medicine cup and spoon and disposable plastic gloves.

Home fires are more common than you might think with an estimated 365,000 reported In 2012, and 2,380 associated civilian deaths in the United States.

Once a fire begins in the home, in can spread rapidly, leaving as little as two minutes to escape safely. You should ensure that you and your family have a ready prepared escape plan.

Firstly walk around your home and look at all the possible exit and escape routes. You should try and see if there are at least two ways out of each room. Everyone must understand the plan, and you should make sure that the windows and doors are easy to open.

Smoke alarms should be installed in every bedroom, outside each bedroom and on each level of the home. You should ensure they are all connected so that if one sounds, they all do.

All of you should agree a meeting place, such as under a nearby lamp post, or at a neighbor’s house, so that it will be easy to check that everyone has escaped from the fire.

Finally ensure that your house number can be easily seen by emergency services and cut down any trees or bushes which might be obstructing it.

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In New Milford from August  5 through September 30 the police will be carry out “enhanced speed enforcement” with the aim of reducing speed related accidents by 15%. New Milford police records show that 70 accidents in 2013 were caused by people driving too fast for the road conditions and so far this year, 55 accidents were also due to the same reason.

There are also additional accidents where speed has been a contributing factor, such as one driver stopping suddenly and the vehicle behind running into him as it is travelling too fast with not enough time to stop.

Police Officer, David Petersen wrote four tickets and issued one warning in the first hour he was on patrol near Faith Church. Most of those ticketed were driving at 60 mph in a 45 mph zone. He said that drivers usually travel at around 55 mph even though the posted limit is 45 mph, and although it is usually up to the officer to decide whether to ticket or not, as it was a no-nonsense day, all those over the limit would receive a ticket.

The program is being paid for with a $20,000 grant from the state Department of Transportation’s Connecticut Highway Safety Plan.

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On Saturday, just before 11.00 a.m. on Candlewood Lake Road, north of the intersection with Kellogg Street, there was a two car collision resulting in one fatality.

According to police reports, Amanda Sarapochiello, aged 19, was driving a Subaru Outback northwards when she crossed the double yellow center line and collided with a Honda Pilot which was being by a 16-year-old Brookfield resident.

Following the accident, both drivers were taken by ambulance to Danbury Hospital, where Sarapochiello was pronounced dead shortly after she arrived. According to the police, the 16-year-old, whose name was not released, did not receive serious injuries.

The police closed Candlewood Lake Road from the time of the crash until about 2:15 p.m. Saturday so that they could investigate the incident. They advised that so far, no charges have been brought in the accident.

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A plane crashed his single engine plane into a swamp, bordered by hills and heavy overgrowth, a quarter of a mile south of Danbury Municipal Airport on Thursday night. Neighbors said they heard the crash but did not see it.

When authorities arrived, the man, so far unidentified, had climbed out of his cockpit and was uninjured on top of the plane, calling 911 and his family and friends. The plane is registered to Lionel G. Brown, of Newtown.

The pilot did not tell the rescuers what went wrong, but according to Bernie Meehan, Dandury’s assistant fire chief, the plane ran into trouble just before it landed and he had no time to get out a distress signal. He said that the pilot knew what he was doing and was wearing his seat belt.

Paul Estefan, airport administrator said the plan was a single-engine 1984 Beechcraft Bonanza and all he knew was that the pilot was on an approach to the runway.

This accident marks the third airplane crash at the Danbury airport since 2011 and the National Transportation Safety Board will be carrying out an investigation.

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Ridgefield police have identified a 15-month-old child who died on Monday, having been left in a car in 90 degree temperatures, as Benjamin Seitz.

Ridgefield Police Capt. Jeff Kreitz said that Benjamin was in the car with his father, Kyle Seitz. His normal routine was to drop his son off at a day care center in Ridgefield, get his coffee and then go to his office in Grove Street.

However this particular day the father apparently forgot Benjamin in the back seat and when he found his son in his car at the end of the day he took him directly to Danbury hospital but he was pronounced dead.

Hospital personnel called Ridgefield police, who have declined to provide any further details on the case, and have been joined in the investigation by the State Police Western Connecticut Major Crime Squad and the state attorney’s office in Danbury.

This death closely follows two others in Connecticut where parents were charged with risk of injury to a minor, one in Orange and one in New London, though neither case was fatal.

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Excessive Drinking Death

For many people having a daily drink or two of alcohol is a part of their lives, whether drinking socially, or for a celebration or simply a glass of wine or bottle of beer with dinner in the evening.

However a new study by the CDC has shown that one in ten adults aged between 20 and 64 die due to excessive drinking. The definition of excessive is only two drinks or more  a day for men and one or more for women and many people are not aware, that what might appear to be a small amount, can lead to fatal diseases such as cancer, heart disease, liver disease and high blood pressure.

And it is not only those who drink on a daily basis who are at risk of an early death due to alcohol.

The study goes on to say that binge drinking, defined as four or five drinks or more in a single session, contributes to the one in ten statistic, due to accidents, violent behavior, risky sexual behavior and alcohol poisoning.

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