Interstate 83 crash articles
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Crash and fire shut down both sides of Interstate 95 in Norwalk
Both sides of Interstate 95 are closed in Norwalk on Thursday morning because of a crash and vehicles are on fire. State police said they learned around 5:30 a.m. that one or more commercial trucks and a passenger vehicle collided on I-95 South, near exit 15 in Norwalk, at the Fairfield Avenue overpass, and vehicles were on fire. Norwalk police
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Interstate 95 completely shut down in Norwalk, Connecticut after fiery tractor-trailer crash
NORWALK, Conn. -- Interstate 95 is completely shut down for the morning commute in Norwalk, Connecticut. Firefighters and hazmat crews are on the scene of a fiery tractor-trailer crash and fuel spill involving multiple vehicles."Emergency Services are working to extinguish a petroleum truck on fire on I95, underneath the Fairfield Ave overpass in Norwalk. I95 is closed in the area," the Norwalk Police Department posted on social media. "This will impact local roads throughout Norwalk for an...
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Spillover speeds: AAA study finds raising speed limits on interstates can increase crash rates on nearby roads
Raising speed limits on highways could lead to more crashes on nearby roads, according to new research by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. This “spillover effect” can lead to dangerous clusters of crashes or “hotspots” on local roads within a one-mile radius of the interstate.