According to Connecticut State Police, a pickup truck carrying a Waterbury man collided with another vehicle on Interstate 691 Sunday night, causing the latter to lose control and fall down an embankment.
Javier Rosado-Toro, 35, was the man who was identified by the authorities.
In a 2020 Ram 1500 Big Horn/Lone Star, Rosado-Toro was a passenger. The pickup truck was being driven by a 31-year-old Orlando, Florida, woman when it attempted to pass a 2011 Ford F350 Super Duty pickup truck and hit the driver’s side, state police reported in an incident report on Monday.
The Ram rolled over and struck a tree after spinning out of control across the road, against the cable barrier in the right shoulder, and down an embankment, according to state police.
Rosado-Toro was killed immediately after being ejected from the vehicle after the accident, according to state police.
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Waterbury man killed in crash on I-691 in Meriden, police say https://t.co/MkyPfwrL69
— CT Insider (@insider_ct) May 1, 2023
The Florida woman was sent to St. Mary’s Hospital for treatment after suffering severe injuries. State police reported that the 42-year-old Middlebury man who was driving the Ford pickup was unharmed in the collision.
The I-691 west exit was closed for most of the night as a result of the incident, which happened at 9:15 p.m. Around 5:10 a.m., according to the State Department of Transportation, the highway was reopened.
The event is being looked at by state police.
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