Terron Jones of the Bridgeport Emergency Communications said in a statement” Today Around 1842hrs a wrong way driver entered the ramp on the south bound side of route 8. This resulted in more than 4 vehicles involved in the crash. At least 4 people were transported to the hospital with regard to the initial reports. The State Solice are on-scene and are the lead investigators on this incident”.
2023-07-09@6:37pm–#Bridgeport CT– cttraffic–
State police put out a warning of a wrong way driver on
Route 8 southbound near exit 5. A few moments later a call went out
for a crash between exit 3 and 4 with entrapment
THE HIGHWAY IS NOW REPORTED SHUTDOWN FOR EXTRICATION
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