Lawmaker Dies in Fiery Wrong-Way Crash After Attending His Own Swearing-In Ceremony
January 6, 2023 | Connecticut
A Connecticut state legislator is dead after a wrong-way highway crash.
Democratic Rep. Quentin Williams of Middletown, 39, died in a crash that occurred on Route 9 early on Thursday, according to The New York Times.
The Connecticut State Police accident report indicated the other driver was traveling on the wrong side of the highway and struck Williams’ vehicle.
That driver, 27-year-old Kimede Katie Mustafaj, also died in the collision. Police responding to the scene of the crash described Williams’ car as being “fully engulfed in flames.”.. (Excerpt from The Western Journal)
