Traffic & Transit
ATV Rider Killed In Crash On Ellington Street
A 37-year-old man from Ellington was killed Saturday night after a crash involving his all-terrain vehicle, according to state police.
ELLINGTON, CT — An Ellington man was killed Saturday when the all-terrain vehicle he was operating overturned on Snipsic Lake Road, throwing him from the vehicle, according to a state police report.
Dustin Odell, 37, of Hoffman Road, was riding his 2021 Polaris Sportsman XP west on Snipsic Lake Road, prior to the intersection with Setting Sun Trail, around 8:04 p.m. when he lost control of the ATV and left the right side of the road, police said. The ATV rolled toward its left side and Odell was thrown from the vehicle, police reported. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The collision remains under investigation. Any witnesses or anyone with information is asked to contact Trooper Ryan Butler at Connecticut State Police Troop C at 860-896-3200 or by email at ryan.butler@ct.gov.
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