On Saturday, August 15, two people were killed in an eight vehicle collision on the Interstate 95 in Old Lyme.
According to police the fatal crash happened at around 6 a.m. on the northbound side at Exit 70 near Baldwin Bridge.
The initial crash happened at 4.30 a.m. on the southbound side when a truck being driven by 62 year old Arturo Paez of Stratford went off the road, struck a bridge support and burst into flames. Paez was taken to Yale New Haven hospital by helicopter.
The second accident, on the northbound side, happened when people were slowing and looking at the first accident and involved five cars and two tractor trailers. Several people were injured and two people were killed. Those killed were 61 year old Hilda Thomas of Maryland and 38 year old Stacy Lockhart of Alabama who were in a vehicle being driven by 56 year old Debra Taliaferroholmes of Manalapan, New Jersey. She suffered serious injuries.
Both sides of the highway were then closed while the wreckage was cleared and the accident investigated.
If you have suffered serious injuries as a result of an auto accident, please call our Connecticut I-95 accident attorneys at Hastings, Cohan, and Walsh, LLP, at (888) 244-5480 or contact us online today.
