Winter Weather A Factor in I-95 Crash

Overnight, as snow continued to fall, along with responded to the report of a one-vehicle accident on I95 south between exits 53 and 52. 

When crews arrived, they found one white vehicle on the side of the road facing the wrong direction and two passengers inside. Branford's Deputy Chief Bill Pepe stated that the driver indicated the vehicle lost traction due to weather conditions and struck the bridge abutment causing a spinout. The driver was not injured according to Pepe. The passenger was taken to a nearby hospital for evaluations. The names of the victims were not released. 

Branford Fire Department, Rescue 1 also responded to the scene of a . Due to weather conditions, that road was partly closed until the Connecticut Department of Transportation could come out and sand. It appears that all victims involved in that accident were also in fair condition. Weather, according to Pepe was also a factor in this incident.