Mike Nelson
2023-11-19 09:29:06 UTC
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) â An East Hartford man has died due to
injuries sustained in an accident on I-84 early Saturday morning,
according to authorities.
State police reported that the deceased, Westley Clemente-fuentes,
30, of East Hartford, was traveling in the wrong direction on I-84
at 2:59 a.m. Saturday morning.
Clemente-fuentesâ vehicle collided with a concrete barrier in the
left lane. Clemente-fuentes then exited his car to investigate the
damage.
While outside of his car Celemente-fuentesâ was struck by a second
driver traveling in the left lane.
State police report that that the collision caused Clemente-fuentes
life threatening injuries and he was transported to Harford Hospital
where he was pronounced dead. The other passengers in his car
reported no injuries and refused medical attention.
The driver who struck Clemente-fuentes, identified as 21-year-old
Ileaha Porter from East Hartford, fled the scene.
Porter was later found and displayed signs of impairment consistent
with being under the influence of either drugs or alcohol, said
state police. She was taken into custody and charged with one count
of Operating a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of Drugs/Alcohol.
Porter is scheduled to appear in Hartford Superior Court on October
23. This incident is still under investigation.
https://www.wtnh.com/news/latest-news/wrong-way-driver-struck-on-i-
84-with-serious-injuries-sustained/
injuries sustained in an accident on I-84 early Saturday morning,
according to authorities.
State police reported that the deceased, Westley Clemente-fuentes,
30, of East Hartford, was traveling in the wrong direction on I-84
at 2:59 a.m. Saturday morning.
Clemente-fuentesâ vehicle collided with a concrete barrier in the
left lane. Clemente-fuentes then exited his car to investigate the
damage.
While outside of his car Celemente-fuentesâ was struck by a second
driver traveling in the left lane.
State police report that that the collision caused Clemente-fuentes
life threatening injuries and he was transported to Harford Hospital
where he was pronounced dead. The other passengers in his car
reported no injuries and refused medical attention.
The driver who struck Clemente-fuentes, identified as 21-year-old
Ileaha Porter from East Hartford, fled the scene.
Porter was later found and displayed signs of impairment consistent
with being under the influence of either drugs or alcohol, said
state police. She was taken into custody and charged with one count
of Operating a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of Drugs/Alcohol.
Porter is scheduled to appear in Hartford Superior Court on October
23. This incident is still under investigation.
https://www.wtnh.com/news/latest-news/wrong-way-driver-struck-on-i-
84-with-serious-injuries-sustained/