LITCHFIELD COUNTY, CT. (THECOUNT) — Tristan Ocasio, of Bethlehem, Connecticut, has been identified as the victim in a Saturday night fatal vehicle crash in Litchfield County.
Ocasio, 17, was killed in a multi-vehicle head-on collision Saturday night in Woodbury.
According to reports, Ocasio was operating a vehicle on U.S. Highway 6 in Woodbury, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and into opposing lanes around 8:45 p.m. Saturday. The vehicle then came into contact with another vehicle. Ocasio’s vehicle then came into head-on contact with a third involved vehicle.
Ocasio was pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries at the scene.
The third involved driver was transported to an area hospital with minor injuries.
Anyone with possible information on the wreck should contact Trooper Fitzsimons by phone at #443 at (860) 626-7900 x5007 or by email at connor.fitzsimons@ct.gov.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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Geo quick facts: Litchfield County is located in northwestern Connecticut in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 189,927. The county was named after Lichfield, in England – Wikipedia.
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