On Thursday, a serious accident involving a car and a motorcycle on I-84 near Exit 44 closed the eastbound lanes of the highway for about three hours, backing up traffic several miles into Farmington.
State police said traffic came to an abrupt stop just before 4 p.m. and the motorcycle, driven by Mark Goodwin, 46, of Atkinson, New Hampshire, hit the side of a Toyota Corolla and a different Toyota Corolla hit Brenda Goodwin, 43, who was riding on the back of the motorcycle.
According to state police, Mark and Brenda Goodwin were transported to St. Francis Hospital, where Brenda was pronounced dead. Mark Goodwin’s injuries do not appear to be life-threatening.
The car that was involved in the crash fled the scene and police are currently looking for it and the driver.
Traffic backed up several miles through West Hartford. Vehicles initially were routed traffic off the highway at Exit 44, close to the accident, but later traffic was detoured off at Exit 43 as police investigated the crash.
This was the second fatal crash in the area in a little over two days leading some state lawmakers to look into what can be done to make the highway safer.
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