Middlefield Resident Seriously Injured In Fatal Crash In Hamden

HAMDEN, CT — A 25-year-old New Haven resident was killed in a crash that closed State Street in Hamden for several hours on Wednesday night, according to police.

Emergency crews responded to the 2900 block of State Street on the report of a crash involving a car and a box truck at about 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 2.

Capt. Ronald Smith said that a preliminary investigation found that a vehicle, operated by Moet Bacote, was traveling southbound on State Street.

Bacote’s vehicle apparently crossed the double-yellow center line and collided with a box truck that was operated by a 26-year-old Middlefield resident, according to Smith. Both vehicles sustained heavy front-end damage, Smith said.

Bacote, 25, of New Haven, was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital by American Medical Response with life-threatening injuries. He was pronounced dead shortly thereafter, according to Smith.

The Middlefield resident was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital with serious injuries.

State Street was closed for nearly seven hours, Smith said.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Officer Dennis Putnam of the Hamden Police Department Traffic Division at (203) 230-4036.