Manslaughter Charges Filed In 2024 Double-Fatal Crash: Enfield Police

ENFIELD, CT ? A local man was arrested Monday in connection with a horrific head-on crash which resulted in the loss of two lives on Route 5 last summer.

On Aug. 23, 2024 around 1:39 p.m., the crash was reported on Enfield Street, just north of the intersection with South Road. Investigation determined a vehicle operated by Christian Andrade, 27, "was traveling at an excessive speed" and was heading southbound in the northbound travel lane. Blood results indicated Andrade had alcohol and marijuana in his system, according to a report by Officer Kevin Ragion.

A passenger in the vehicle struck by Andrade, 63-year-old Patricia Carey of Enfield, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver, Ira Anopolsky, 63, of Enfield, was taken to an area hospital and later died as a result of his injuries, Ragion said.

Andrade turned himself in at police headquarters Monday. He was charged with two counts of second-degree manslaughter with a motor vehicle, illegal operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol/drugs, speeding and failure to maintain lane, Ragion said.

He was released on a $500,000 cash bond, and is scheduled to appear in Hartford Superior Court on June 17.