On Wednesday a woman was driving her pregnant friend to the hospital when a crash occurred at exit 46 on the I-95 in New Haven. The car was sandwiched between two trucks.

According to police say their car was hit by a tractor-trailer and then pushed into the back of another big rig. Fifty three year old Gwendolyn Buskie was driving Vera Mercer to hospital to have a c-section.

Gwendolyn Buskie was killed in the crash and Mercer who was in the passenger seat, was seriously injured.

Mercer was rushed to Yale-New Haven hospital where 7 pound four ounce Cameran Faith was delivered by an emergency c-section. Mercer remains in a coma in serious condition but the baby is healthy.

According to police the accident remains under investigation and so far no charges have been filed.

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On Friday, a Rhode Island man was sentenced to 14 years in prison for causing a crash in December 2012, on I-95 in Old Lyme that claimed the lives of three women.

According to police, Frank Sundstrom, 52, of Warwick, was drunk and driving the wrong way on I-95 when he crashed into another car carrying the three women. He was charged with three counts of second-degree manslaughter, as well as driving under the influence and driving the wrong way on a divided highway. His full sentence is 30 years in prison, suspended after 14, followed by five years of probation.

The crash happened on Dec. 11, 2012 near Exit 70 about 9 p.m. According to State police, Sundstrom was driving north in the southbound lanes of the highway when his 2000 Oldsmobile Alero crashed into a 2007 Nissan Maxima.

The women in the Nissan — Tamara Nolin, 71, of Branford, Marjorie Minore, 90, of North Haven, and Barbara Prato, 63, of East Haven — all died.

After the crash, Sundstrom was flown to the Hospital of St. Raphael in New Haven with serious injuries, and stated he had no recollection of the accident or driving into Connecticut from his Rhode Island home.

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Richard Kenny, a Traffic Division police officer, who was responding by motorcycle to an emergency call, escaped serious injury Friday after he was hit by another vehicle.

According to police, Kenny was headed east on Main Street in Branford at noon, with his lights and siren, when a car turned left in front of him. He impacted with the vehicle and skidded across the pavement onto a lawn.

The driver of the vehicle was 69 year old Cheryl Dombrowski, of Applewood Road. She was cited for failure to grant the right of way from a private driveway and disobeying the signal of an officer.

Chief Kevin Halloran said that Officer Kenny was able to carry out evasive maneuvering and enter a controlled slide due to his extensive motorcycle training by the Connecticut State Police. That, together with years of experience as a motorcycle officer helped him to avoid serious injury.

He went on to say that he was very fortunate not to be seriously injured.

Brandford Fire Department paramedics provided treatment at the scene, and then Kenney was transported to Yale-New Haven Hospital for further evaluation and treatment.

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Following a deadly motorcycle accident that occurred Friday night, East Haven police have mounted an investigation and asked anyone with information to contact them.

According to police, two motorcycles were driving westbound on Foxon Rd. and collided with a vehicle that was traveling eastbound on the same road. The accident happened near the North Branford town line at around 8 p.m. and the police also believe another car might have been involved.

The driver of one of the motorcycles, Carlos Dejesus, aged 29, was pronounced dead at the scene and the other motorcyclist, Michael Gatavaski, 29, sustained serious injuries and was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital along with the driver of the vehicle, a 17-year-old male, who also sustained injuries.

Route 80 was closed for most of Friday night while police continued their investigation.

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Drugged Driving

Teens die due to driving while drugged

More and more teens are losing their lives due to driving under the influence of marijuana. This is the stark fact which has been revealed by Columbia University. Researchers have uncovered that the number of fatal car accidents where the driver was high, due to having smoked marijuana, has actually tripled over the last ten years.

What is more, according to a survey by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, one in eight High school seniors actually admitted that they had gotten behind the wheel of a car having just smoked marijuana. The survey also showed in those fatal car crashes where the driver was drugged, in one in four incidents the driver was under the age of 25.

As more and more states look to be moving towards legalizing marijuana, more and more parents and grandparents are becoming increasingly concerned. Legalization may bring with it easier access to marijuana which could in turn lead to more incidents involving drugged driving and more unnecessary deaths among young people.

If you have been injured in a serious vehicle accident involving a drugged driver, or an automobile with defective parts, and would like to best possible attorney team to work on your case, please immediately call Hastings, Cohan, and Walsh, LLP –(888) 244-5480. We are here to help.