Overview

• Traymont Tucker, 38, of Waterbury was pronounced dead around 3 a.m. after a Dodge Durango veered into an active construction pattern near Exit 3 on I-95 and struck him in the center median.
• The driver sustained minor injuries and was treated at Stamford Hospital, but reports conflict on whether the individual is a 38-year-old woman or Yonkers resident Osvaldo Vela, 38.
• No charges have been filed as of Sunday morning and the Connecticut State Police have classified the collision as a hit-and-run that remains under active investigation.
• Connecticut DOT Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto expressed sorrow for Tucker’s family and stressed how critical it is for motorists to protect highway workers.
• Officials say work-zone collisions remain a major safety concern and reiterated calls for drivers to slow down, change lanes when directed and drive sober.