On Monday, June 8, a school bus crashed resulting in serious injuries to a middle school boy.

According to the police, the accident happened shortly after 2.30 p.m. on Todd Road, when the school bus, being driven by 57 year old Mark Hudobenko, swerved and hit a tree. Hudobenko said he was forced to swerve as another vehicle came into his lane and this was verified by one of the passengers on the bus. All of the students on the bus were wearing seatbelts but one of them, who attended the middle school, suffered serious injuries and was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury and then was airlifted to the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford. He is currently in a serious but stable condition.

Two other students were taken to St. Mary’s hospital and released later and Hudobenko was uninjured.

Police are now investigating the driver, who it appears had not been drinking alcohol and now toxicology is awaited to see if he had any other substance in his blood. They are also seeking a search warrant to check Hudobenko’s phone records to see if he was on the phone at the time of the crash. He has a clean record having driven school buses for 10 years.

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On Tuesday afternoon, May 12, a motorcycle rider was critically injured in an accident in Hartford.

According to Hartford police, the accident occurred around 1.30 in the afternoon near 110 Brainard Road.

A motorcycle, which was being operated by James D. Luksic, of Plymouth was heading north on Brainard Road. At the same time, a pickup truck driven by Brian Aronson, of West Haven was heading south on the same road. The pickup truck was attempting to turn into a Mobil Station and then both vehicles collided.

Luksic suffered critical injuries and was taken to Hartford hospital and Aronson suffered minor injuries.

The roadway in the area was closed for several hours as police started to investigate the accident, which was also captured on a nearby video surveillance camera.

The investigation is ongoing and so far no citations have been issued.

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On Friday April 24 a man had a lucky escape following an accident on the Interstate 91 northbound.

According to authorities, the accident happened about 7.30 in the morning near exit 27. A Connecticut Department of Transportation pickup truck was stationary on the right shoulder when it was rear ended by a 2007 Toyota Corolla being driven by 24 year old Jonathan Edwards of Meriden. There were two men in the truck and 53 year old Glenn Gove of Wethersfield who was actually in the truck bed putting out the last cone for the project, was thrown out of the truck, over the guardrail and down a river embankment.

Gove, Edwards and the driver of the pickup were all taken by ambulance to Hartford Hospital and luckily all three only had minor injuries.

Some of the lanes on the highway were closed resulting in traffic delays but were reopened by 9 a.m.

So far no charges have been announced.

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A multiple crash on Interstate 91 northbound in Hartford also involved a state trooper’s cruiser.

According to authorities, the accident happened at around 5 p.m. on Friday between exits 32 and 33. The trooper was in his cruiser parked in the breakdown lane of I 91 during a traffic stop when his vehicle was struck by a car that was involved in an accident with other cars. The Nissan Altima was traveling in the left lane when it came upon slowing traffic and swerved right. The driver, Elmarie Aviles, hit the driver’s side door of a car on her right, then over corrected, causing her car to veer and strike another vehicle in the right center lane. She then slid across three lanes into the breakdown lane and struck the police cruiser.

The trooper, who wasn’t immediately identified, was taken to a hospital as a precaution, but only suffered minor injuries as did the other parties.

Aviles was issued an infraction for traveling too fast for the conditions and failure to move over when approaching a stationary emergency vehicle.

If you have been injured in a serious automobile accident,  you may be entitled to monetary compensation. For an immediate and cost-free case evaluation and consultation please immediately call Hastings, Cohan, and Walsh, LLP –(888) 244-5480. We are here to help.