Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Stratford Police ID Man in Fatal Car Crash
A 47-year-old North Haven man was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
Updated 6:45 p.m. Wednesday
Stratford police have identified the victim in Tuesday night's fatal car accident on Mount Carmel Boulevard in which an SUV crashed through a residential fence.
Marcello Mastroianna, 47, of North Haven, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
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According to police, Mastroianna drove his Jeep Grand Cherokee off the left side of Mount Carmel Boulevard and struck a chain-link fence.
He then crossed the roadway and crashed through a wooden stockade fence before coming to a final stop in the backyard of a Drome Avenue home, police said.
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Police said they responded to the crash at about 8:43 p.m.
The investigation is ongoing.
The original report, published Tuesday evening, follows.
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Mount Carmel Boulevard is closed to traffic this evening as Stratford Police investigate the cause of a fatal accident.
According to police, a vehicle traveling on Mount Carmel Boulevard crashed into a residential fence at approximately 9 p.m. Stratford police Sgt. Ariel Leon confirmed there was one fatality in the accident. He said the victim was a middle-aged white male.
The Major Crime Squad is still on scene investigating.
Stratford Patch will provide updates as information becomes available.
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