Avon to Mark 10th Anniversary of Avon Mountain Crash

On Wednesday morning, the town of Avon will mark the 10 year anniversary of the Avon Mountain tragedy.

The Avon Volunteer Fire Department and Avon Police Department are planning a special Service of Remembrance honoring the victims and first responders.

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Four people were killed on July 29, 2005, and a fifth was paralyzed and died three years later.

According to NBC Connecticut, family members of the people who were killed will be in attendance at the ceremony.

The dump truck that caused the fiery crash had a history of safety violations, and should have never been on the road that day, says WFSB.

Just months after the tragedy, Avon Police Officer Susan Kassey became the first woman in the state to become certified to perform commercial vehicle inspections.

She is just one of about six law enforcement officers in the entire state, and the only one on the Avon Police Department. She feels that through inspections, she can keep those on the road safe.

Since 2006, Kassey has issued hundreds of tickets, and taken more than 1,000 trucks off the road. She says one out of every two commercial vehicles she inspects needs to be put out of service.