Crime & Safety
[UPDATE] Police Identify 17-Year-Old Killed in Crash on Woodhaven Road
Police say the 17-year-old Glastonbury resident was involved in a fatal head-on collision with a tree.
UPDATE: 9:53 a.m.
Police have identified the 17-year-old girl killed in a one-car accident early Sunday morning as Elizabeth Jane Modlesky, of Glastonbury.
Officers said that Modlesky was involved in a single vehicle accident with a tree on Woodhaven Road in the early morning hours on Sunday; she was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The cause of the crash is still under investigation. Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Glastonbury Police Traffic Division at (860)652-4254.
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Police are investigating a fatal motor vehicle accident that occurred early Sunday morning.
At 5:36 a.m. on Sunday morning, Glastonbury police responded to a report of a motor vehicle crashed into a tree in the 400 block of Woodhaven Road. Upon arrival, police determined that the female operator had collided with the tree.
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene; her identity has not been released, pending notification of her next of kin.
The investigation is still underway with the Glastonbury Police Department and the Metro Traffic Service.
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