Cheshire accident claims Berlin woman
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Monday, August 30, 2010 - 2:28pm
A woman from Berlin was killed in a traffic accident in Cheshire early Saturday morning, according to state police.
Evelyn A. Szczygla, 18, of 203 Spicewood Lane, was a 2009 Berlin High School graduate. Szczygla was on foot when she was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer at about 2:30 a.m. Aug. 28. The incident took place on Interstate 84 at exit 27, an eastbound ramp to I-691, police said.
The tractor-trailer was driven by Thomas Townsley, 70, of Meriden.
According to state police spokesperson Lt. Paul Vance, it appeared Szczygla may have left her vehicle to offer assistance to another motorist, possibly a relative, and may have stepped into the oncoming traffic lane. Szczygla, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
The driver of the truck has not been charged at this time. Vance said an investigation could take weeks.
