The two individuals were found in a vehicle on its roof off the side of Route 8 north in Shelton, Conn., on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022.
CT State Police / ContributedSHELTON — Connecticut State Police are investigating the circumstances that led to a double-fatal rollover crash off Route 8 that officials say is connected to a Bridgeport police investigation.
“There exists the possibility that this incident is connected to a police investigation in Bridgeport,” said Brian Foley, aide to the state Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection Commissioner James Rovella. “Once we determined that, we immediately contacted the State’s Attorney’s office. We also are in contact with the Bridgeport Police Department and they are fully cooperating with the investigation.”
Scott Appleby, Bridgeport’s director of emergency communications and emergency management, said the police department is now aware of the crash and it is “related to an incident in Bridgeport.” He reiterated that the department is cooperating with the state police investigation.
The individuals were pronounced dead Thursday after first responders found them in a 2002 Honda Accord, which was on its roof on the right side of the on-ramp for Exit 12 on Route 8 north in Shelton, state police said.
The state’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said the autopsies of both victims were completed Friday. The cause of death for both victims was “blunt injury,” with the manner a motor vehicle collision, the office said.
Troopers responded to the area around 11:30 a.m. Thursday on an initial report of a “suspicious incident,” state police said Thursday. State police later said the crash likely happened before Thursday.
Authorities continue to work to identify the two individuals found in the crash, and the owner of the vehicle.
Anyone who may have witnessed the crash is asked to contact Detective Mark Jesudowich of the state police Accident Reconstruction Squad at 860-706-5653.