Overview

• Officers were called around 2:50 a.m. to the 500 block of Ella T. Grasso Boulevard near Adeline Street after a vehicle struck a tree and caught fire.
• Firefighters extinguished the blaze and found a person in the rear seat who was pronounced dead at the scene.
• Yale New Haven Hospital later notified police of a patient brought by private vehicle linked to the crash, and the 40-year-old man died of his injuries.
• Authorities have not released the identities of the two victims pending notification of their families.
• Detectives are seeking witnesses and information at 203-946-6304 or via the anonymous tip line at 866-888-TIPS (8477).