NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A fiery, fatal wrong-way crash on Interstate 95 shut down the southbound side early Wednesday morning.
The crash happened just after 2:30 a.m. in New Haven. State police said troopers were called to the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge, otherwise known as the "Q" Bridge, for a crash.
Preliminary investigations reveal that a tow truck was traveling in the center lane of five on I-95 South when a Kia Optima was driving the wrong way and crashed head-on with the tow truck. The tow truck then caught on fire.
The Kia driver, identified as Jimmie Wilson, 41, of West Haven, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The tow truck driver and the two passengers had non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to an area hospital for evaluation.
The southbound side of the highway on the bridge was closed throughout the morning while state police investigated. The Collision Analysis Reconstruction Squad (CARS) was also on the scene investigating the crash.
Anyone with information regarding this crash is asked to contact Trooper Morales #1369 via email at luis.morales@CT.gov.
This is a developing story.
Jennifer Glatz is a digital content producer at FOX61 News. She can be reached at jglatz@fox61.com.
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