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Police Probe Orange, Conn., Three-Car Crash That Killed West Haven Driver

Investigators seek witnesses as they examine why the Nissan crossed the center line.

Overview

  • Daniel Ronan, 51, died after his 2008 Nissan Sentra crossed into oncoming traffic on Grassy Hill Road and struck two vehicles, police said.
  • The collision occurred just after 5 p.m. Tuesday near Hilltop Road, and Ronan succumbed to his injuries later that evening.
  • The other two drivers were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries and have not been identified.
  • The Orange Police Department Reconstruction Team is investigating the sequence that involved a sideswipe followed by a head-on crash.
  • Police asked anyone with information to contact Detective Denny Peterson at dpeterson@orange-ct.gov or 203-891-2130 ext. 8216, as friends and union colleagues posted tributes.