Traffic & Transit
Bridgeport Teen Dead, 2 Injured After I-95 Crash
The car collided with a guardrail and rolled down an embankment, according to police.
STRATFORD, CT — A Bridgeport teen died after the car in which she was riding collided with a guardrail and rolled down an embankment in Stratford, according to police. Destiny Arriaga, 18, succumbed to her injuries at Bridgeport Hospital, Connecticut State Police stated in a news release.
The crash occurred after 9 p.m. Thursday, when a driver traveling south on I-95 lost control of a 2003 Honda Accord north of Exit 30, according to police. The driver, a 17-year-old boy from Bridgeport, and a second passenger, an 18-year-old man from Stratford, were taken to Bridgeport Hospital for minor injuries, the news release stated. The crash is under investigation.
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