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Three-Vehicle Chain Reaction During Morning Rush (Wednesday, March 25, 2026)

(Newtown Bee photo; used with permission)

Connecticut State Police, Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue and Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps were dispatched at 07:33 to I-84 West near Exit 11 for a reported three-car crash with unknown injuries. Dispatch was reporting one pregnant female was requesting evaluation.

NVAC’s 97-2 arrived within minutes, and reported the crash was on the high speed side of the highway between the exit ramps.

SHVFR Chief Anthony Capozziello arrived at 0743, confirmed the initial dispatch, and assumed command.

Engine 441, Rescue 444 and Tanker 9 also responded to the crash, which involved a 2021 Lexus NX, a 2025 Subaru Outback and a 2021 Jeep Compass. CSP reported the Lexus and Subaru had both stopped for traffic but the Jeep did not stop in time, hitting the Subaru, which then hit the Lexus. The driver of the Lexus was the pregnant woman seeking eval.

SHVFR First Assistant Chief Andy Ryan took command of the scene. Traffic was limited to one lane while first responders were on scene.

The female driver of the Lexus was transported by NVAC. No other injuries were reported on scene.

The Lexus was driven from the scene by a passenger. The Subaru and Jeep were both towed due to damage.

Firefighters assisted EMS, cleared debris from the road, managed traffic, and blocked the scene until the two vehicles were towed and the patient was transported.

Sandy Hook VFR returned to service at 08:16.

2-Vehicle Crash Sends Three to the Hospital (Tuesday, March 17, 2026)

Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue, Newtown Hook & Ladder, Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps, a paramedic and Newtown Police Department were dispatched at 07:59 Tuesday, March 17, to Wasserman Way east of Oakview Road for a reported head-on collision between two vehicles with possible extrication needed.

SHVFR First Assistant Chief Andy Ryan arrived on scene in three minutes and confirmed a crash between a 2003 Ford F-350 and 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe. A 68-year-old male had been operating the truck, with a 15-year-old male passenger. The truck was traveling east when it crossed into the westbound lane and crashed into the SUV. A 57-year-old woman operating the Tahoe was the sole occupant of that vehicle.

FAC Ryan called for a second ambulance. Stony Hill responded.

Two additional medics were also added to the call.  

Sandy Hook Rescue 444 and Hook & Ladder Engine 112 responded with crews. SHVFR Engine 442 stood by at Sandy Hook’s main station with a full crew.

Wasserman Way was fully closed for 90 minutes.

Initial reports indicated extrication would be needed for the woman. Firefighters were able to assist her out of the Tahoe, however, and then began patient care. She was transported ALS.

Both occupants of the truck were also transported ALS.

Hook & Ladder cleared at 0830. Sandy Hook remained on scene until both vehicles were loaded on wreckers and fluids were covered, and then cleared at 09:22.

Utility Truck Rollover Closes Wasserman Way (Sunday, March 8, 2026)

Sandy Hook VFR, Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps and a paramedic were dispatched at 13:42 to Wasserman Way at Nunnawauk Road after SHVFR Deputy Chief Ryan Clark and Second Engineer Bruce Clark pulled up to a rollover with possible injuries.

DC Clark reported a utility truck had rolled over and was actively leaking fluids into nearby waterways which included the Pootatuck Aquifer. DC Clark estimated 20 gallons had already leaked from the truck, which was still leaking. The truck clipped a utility pole and damaged approximately 60 feet of guardrail.

The male driver and male passenger were both able to self-extricate. One was treated for minor injuries and declined transport. The other had no injuries.

Sandy Hook Rescue 444 and Engine 441 responded with crews.

DEEP and Eversource were both notified.

Firefighters used Speedi-Dri to contain the fluids in the roadway and catch basin before it entered the waterway. They also cleared much of the large debris field filled with tools that flew off the truck during the rollover.

Wasserman Way was closed to through traffic while the scene was active.

Modzelewski’s responded with two heavy-duty wreckers to upright the utility truck. Firefighters then finished covering the spill.

Sandy Hook left the scene for DOT to fix the guardrail and DEEP to manage the spill remediation.

Sandy Hook cleared at 15:29.

2-Vehicle Crash On I-84 West (Wednesday, February 11, 2026)

CT State Police, Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue and Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps were dispatched at 11:27 am Wednesday, February 11 to I-84 West between the Bancroft Road overpass and the Exit 11 offramp for a reported two-vehicle crash with injuries.

SHVFR First Assistant Chief Andy Ryan took command upon arrival and confirmed a 2021 Honda Civic EX had collided with the rear of a 2026 Volvo VNL tractor-trailer truck. The vehicles were in the slow speed lane. The crash had created a large debris field.

Rescue 444 and Tanker 9 also responded with crews.

The driver of the sedan, a 32-year-old female, was reporting minor injuries. She was checked at the scene but did not require transport.

The driver of the truck, a 49-year-old male, was uninjured.

Both operators were wearing seatbelts. The Honda’s airbags deployed, but the truck’s did not.

The Honda sustained disabling damage and was towed from the scene by Hilario’s Towing. The truck and the trailer sustained minor damage and were driven from the scene.Sandy Hook VFR and Newtown Ambulance cleared from the scene by 12:15. 

EV Driver Uninjured After Vehicle Goes Over Guardrail, Down Embankment (Tuesday, September 16, 2025) 

Sandy Hook VFR was dispatched at 15:38 to the area of 186 Berkshire Road, between that road’s intersections with Tanglewood Lane and Thunder Ridge Road, for a reported vehicle in ditch. Newtown Police were already on the scene and reporting no injuries.

Upon arrival, Lieutenant Archie Paloian confirmed a 2023 Chevrolet Bolt that had been traveling east on the state road had gone over a steel guardrail and then down a steep embankment.

The vehicle stopped approximately 20 feet into the woods. The male driver was out of the vehicle, and still reporting no injuries.

First Assistant Chief Andy Ryan assumed command upon his arrival.

Firefighters assisted with traffic while a team from Modzelewski’s Recovery & Repair removed the vehicle from the woods. Alternating directions of traffic were allowed past the scene while the Modzelewski’s employees were working.

First responders cleared at 16:28. 

View from Berkshire Road upon arrival.

Firefighters assisted with traffic while the vehicle was removed from the woods.

Single Vehicle Crash On I-84 (Monday, July 28)

Sandy Hook VFR and Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps were dispatched to I-84 West around 21:55 Monday, July 28, on a reported vehicle down embankment prior to Exit 11.

First Assistant Chief Andy Ryan took initial command of the scene. The driver, a 44-year-old male, was able to self-extricate from their vehicle, a 2023 Honda CRV.

Engine 441, Tanker 9 and OIC 448 responded with crews.

The driver was checked for injuries, and declined transport.

Firefighters remained on scene while the vehicle was pulled up the embankment and loaded onto a wrecker. Sandy Hook cleared at 23:06. 

Driver Very Lucky After Tree Crashes On Vehicle (Sunday, July 14, 2024)

Sandy Hook VFR and Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps were dispatched at 14:40 to Berkshire Road west of Checkerberry Lane for a reported tree vs vehicle, with wires involved. While en route, firefighters were told a transformer may be involved. They were also told the driver of the vehicle was already out of the vehicle.

Eversource was also notified. 

The first arriving member of NVAC confirmed the driver, a 60-year-old male, was already out of the 2004 Dodge Dakota Sport and uninjured.

SHVFR Chief Anthony Capozziello arrived on scene and further confirmed the reports. He also noted that while all wires were pulled down when a large tree fell on them, the wires were not on the Dakota. 

Rescue 441 and a crew also responded to the scene. CT DOT was also added to the call, which closed Berkshire between both intersections with Chestnut Hill Road. Fire police worked with Newtown PD to detour traffic over Chestnut Hill Road. 

A long stretch of wires and multiple poles were affected. Brush fires were starting on both sides of the incident. Chief Capozziello had Botsford Fire Rescue added to the call at the time, to assist with putting out some of the brush fires. 

The driver was checked for injuries, and was not transported.

Botsford cleared at 15:33.

Firefighters remained on scene until the vehicle was towed. Eversource and DOT were on the scene.

Sandy Hook cleared at 15:58.

The crash kept Berkshire closed for hours, until all poles could be repaired and all wires rehung. 

View from the west.
Firefighters walk toward Checkerberry Lane to continue locating brush fires.