Fuel Truck Driver Wallace Fauquet III Dies in Fiery Connecticut Bridge Crash
By Accident.NEWS
Publish Date: April 22, 2023
The fuel truck driver died and several others were injured. Environmental crews worked to contain the spill.
State Police Identify Driver Killed in Fiery Connecticut Bridge Crash
The driver of a fuel truck who died in a fiery crash atop a major highway bridge in Connecticut has been identified as Wallace Fauquet III, 42, of Stonington. State police released the driver’s name Friday evening, hours after the crash sent a huge column of black smoke pouring into the sky and closed part of the bridge for hours.
Several other people sustained injuries but none were life-threatening, officials said. State police said a passenger vehicle blew a tire and came to a stop on the Gold Star Memorial Bridge at around 11 a.m. Friday. The fuel truck slammed into the parked car from behind, causing the truck to roll over and erupt into flames that swallowed both vehicles, according to the state police accident report.
Officials said the truck spilled about 2,200 gallons (8,340 liters) of home heating oil, some of it flowing into the Thames River, which separates New London and Groton. Environmental crews worked to contain the spill.
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Incident at a Glance
- Parties Involved:
- Wallace Fauquet III
- Vehicles:
- fuel truck, passenger vehicle
- Fatality:
- YES
- State:
- New York
- City:
- Connecticut
- Location:
- Gold Star Memorial Bridge
- Date of Incident:
- 2023-04-28
- Time of Incident:
- 11 a.m.
Gold Star Memorial Bridge
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