Guilford Firefighter, Veteran Who 'Lived Life With Intensity, Heart' Killed In I-95 Crash
Authorities have identified a 32-year-old Connecticut firefighter as the motorcyclist who died in a crash on I-95 in Guilford late last week.
Michael Terrio, of Killingworth, a member of the Guilford Fire Department, was riding a Suzuki GSX-R1000 when he crashed into the back of a Volvo near Exit 59 southbound on Friday, Aug. 22, around 8:45 p.m., Connecticut State Police said.
Paramedics took Terrio to Yale New Haven Hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
The Volvo’s driver, a 66-year-old man from Freehold, New Jersey, sustained minor injuries in the collision.
The Guilford Fir…
Probationary DC Firefighter Sadia Williams, 21, Dies Days After Academy Graduation
Just two days after proudly graduating from the DC Fire and EMS Academy, a 21-year-old probationary firefighter with a promising career ahead of her has died, officials announced.
Probationary Firefighter Sadia Williams, a member of Cadet Class 27, passed away unexpectedly while off-duty on Sunday, Aug. 24, DC Fire and EMS confirmed in a statement.
Williams had graduated on Friday, Aug. 22, and was preparing to begin her assignment at Engine Company 13 in the city’s Southwest Waterfront neighborhood.
“It is with deep sorrow that the DC Fire and EMS Department announces the tragic and unexp…