Crime & Safety
Wrong-Way Driver Dies In Head-On Collision on The Gold Star Bridge
The fatal accident closed 1-95 for several hours early Saturday morning in New London.
A two-car accident early Saturday morning on the Gold Star Bridge resulted in the first fatality of the Labor Day weekend. State Police say the accident was the result of a vehicle driving the wrong way on the highway.
According to state police, Franciso Lobos, 26, was driving a Saturn, registered in New York, southbound in a northbound lane of I-95 in New London when his vehicle collided with a GMC Sierra, driven by Derrick Brawn, 24, of Maine.
Police responded to the accident at about 4:15 a.m. Emergency responders pronounced Lobos dead on the scene. Police say Brawn refused medical treatment at the time of the accident.
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The highway was closed for several hours so police could conduct their investigation. Police are asking anyone with information about the accident to please call State Police Troop E at 860-848-6500.
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