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Neighbors Press for Davis Street Safety After Hamden Head-On Crash Kills Mother and Child

Officials report two fatalities with five others hospitalized.

Overview

  • The two-car head-on collision happened around 10 p.m. Saturday on Davis Street near Rogers Road, according to Hamden fire officials.
  • The victims include a 7-year-old child and the child's mother, and other occupants sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
  • The Hamden Fire Department activated its Peer Support Team to support firefighters who responded to the crash.
  • Residents say drivers routinely speed on Davis Street, citing blind curves and an often-overlooked traffic light, and they are urging speed bumps and more police patrols.
  • WTNH said it requested comment from the town council and had not yet received a response.