The tractor trailer tumbled down the embankment onto Taugwonk Road. The driver, a man reported to be in his late 40s, was from Oklahoma. State police said the driver of the truck was burned so badly that his identity would have to be confirmed by dental records.

The crash occurred when the big rig, traveling northbound on I-95, veered off the shoulder, then scraped along the guard rail for about 400 feet. The guard rail ripped open the 18 wheeler’s fuel tank spilling diesel fuel onto the drivers side of the tractor trailer. The diesel fuel ignitied and engulfed the semi truck in flames then careened into a bridge abutment at the overpass.

Stonington is located in the southeast corner of Connecticut, about 60 miles from New Haven, about 65 miles from Hartford, and about 79 miles from Bridgeport.

The tractor trailer tumbled down the embankment onto Taugwonk Road. The driver, a man reported to be in his late 40s, was from Oklahoma. State police said the driver of the truck was burned so badly that his identity would have to be confirmed by dental records. No other vehicles or people were involved in the crash.

Carrie Underwood Dedicates “Temporary Home” to the Fallen Truck Driver

During Carrie Underwood’s concert Saturday night at the MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT. Carrie dedicated “Temporary Home” to her driver who was killed in a the crash earlier in the day on I-95.

A tearful Carrie asks the audience to sing along with her.

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One person has died as a result of a collision with semi-truck on I-95 in Westport, Connecticut about 1:15am, Sep 2nd. The driver of a passenger car, a Chrysler Cirrus, was traveling northbound near Exit 17 when it struck the rear of a stopped semi-truck carrying a load of stone slabs.

Update: Sep 7, 2009:  The truck driver was identified as 30-year-old Annera Reyes from West New York, New Jersey. The driver was reported as unharmed in the acident. Officials stated that at the time of the accident, both drivers were alone in their respective vehicles.

The Westport Fire Department stated that the car struck the rear end of the tractor trailer, then went into the guardrail on the right side of the highway. Westport Fire Department Asst. Chief William Dingee stated that the vehicle sustained heavy damage to the front end and drivers side and that the driver was trapped inside. Emergency personnel discovered signs of severe trauma with no signs of life after the truck accident.

The deceased person has been identified as 21-year old Kendall Turek whom State police say was apparently speeding just before the collision. They are currently investigating what led to the crash.

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