A third fatality is reported on state-patrolled highways in Connecticut this holiday weekend. State police in Southbury say 62-year-old John Sheehan of Shelton was southbound on Roosevelt Drive in Oxford when a northbound vehicle driven by 20-year-old Brian Hull of Milford crossed the center line and struck his vehicle. Sheehan and a passenger in Hull's vehicle were taken to hospitals for treatment . Sheehan was later pronounced dead at Griffin Hospital. Police say their investigation of the accident continues.
So far this weekend police have investigated 197 accidents, including 17 with injuries. They stopped 32 drunk drivers and made 664 speeding arrests and 376 seatbelt arrests. 1,424 citations have been issued for other hazardous moving violations.
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