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Zachary James Carlson ID’d As Victim In Thursday Night Waterbury CT Fatal Tow Truck Crash

NEW HAVEN COUNTY, CT. (THECOUNT) — Zachary James Carlson, of Danbury, Connecticut, has been identified as the victim in a Thursday night fatal vehicle crash in New Haven County.

Carlson, 20, a Danbury tow truck driver, was killed in a two-vehicle crash involving a semi-tractor Thursday night in Waterbury.

According to reports, Carlson was operating a Chevrolet Silverado medium-duty tow truck on Interstate 84 near Exit 23, when the vehicle came into contact with a big-rig around 8:30 p.m. Thursday.

Carlson was pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries at the scene.

The 62-year-old Massachusetts operator of the semi was transported to an area hospital with minor injuries.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: New Haven County is a county in the south central part of the U.S. state of Connecticut. As of the 2010 census, the population was 862,477 making it the third-most populous county in Connecticut. Two of the state’s largest cities, New Haven and Waterbury, are part of New Haven County – Wikipedia.

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