Traffic & Transit
Man Killed In Weekend Route 8 Crash
The man's car hit a guardrail and went down an embankment.
SHELTON, CT — A Stratford man was killed after his car crashed into a guardrail and went down an embankment Saturday evening on Route 8.
Sean Oldroyd, 47, was driving his Jaguar X-type southbound in the left lane prior to exit 12 when the car suddenly veered across the center and right lanes, according to a State Police accident report. It then struck the guardrail, overturned and went down the embankment.
Oldroyd was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact State Police Troop I at 203-393-4200.
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