Crime & Safety

Clinton Woman Killed In Route 9 Crash

The accident occurred Friday morning in Middletown.

MIDDLETOWN, CT — A Clinton woman was killed in a crash on Route 9 in Middletown on Friday morning, according to WTNH News 8.

WTNH reports a vehicle driven by Roberta Vernon, 83, left the roadway for “unknown reasons” on Route 9 North and crashed into a rock wall. She sustained fatal injuries in the crash.

The crash, which occurred at about 7:45 a.m., temporarily closed both sides of Route 9, according to the Hartford Courant.

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