Connecticut State Police have identified the victims of a fatal auto crash on I-84 near Exit 32 on Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Annmarie Olander, 16, and Olivia Fusco, 14, both from Southington were pronounced dead at the scene. Olander was driving the vehicle, a Hyundai Accent, traveling eastbound in the left lane on I-84. Both were wearing seat belts, according to State Police. The airbag did not deploy when the vehicle veered on the roadway, struck a wire rope guide in the left shoulder, rolled over into an embankment area before striking a tree, police said.
Anyone who witnessed
the accident is asked to contact Trooper William Bevans at 860-534-1000 ext
6136.
The Southington community is organizing a
vigil after two students were killed in a crash on I-84 Tuesday. Southington
Superintendent Timothy Connellan sent a message to members of the Southington
Public Schools community informing them that two students were killed in
Tuesday’s I-84 accident.
“Our hearts and
prayers go out to the families of these two students and we grieve with them
for their loss,” he said.
Support services will
be offered at the high school and the municipal center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
starting Wednesday and continuing through Friday.
Students are
organizing a vigil for both students that will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. at the
high school softball field.
Olander was a sophomore at Southington High School and a proud member of the softball
team, according to the Hartford Courant.
The cause of the
accident remains under investigation and no other vehicles were involved.
Multiple lanes were closed for several hours as police investigated.
