Authorities in Connecticut announced that a high school senior was killed in a head-on collision that also left three others in critical condition Friday afternoon.
New Milford officials said that a car carrying three teens and another carrying two adults collided just before 2:25 p.m. on Route 7.
The 17-year-old driver of a 2006 Infiniti G35 slammed into a 2002 Hyundai Tucson trying to pull into a restaurant parking lot.
The crash claimed the life of a 17-year-old passenger of the G35. Three other victims, aged between 18 and 48, were hospitalized in critical condition.
The deceased victim was identified as a senior at New Milford High School.
“At this time, out of respect for the family, we ask that we not speculate what may have happened in this situation but rather we understand that the passing of anyone from our community is a great loss, which, in one way or another, affects each of us,” the school principal said.
