Crime & Safety
Man Dies in Accident on Route 67 in Oxford
The accident occurred at Hawley Avenue and Route 67 on Monday morning.
A 56-year-old Waterbury man died in a two-vehicle crash in Oxford Monday morning.
Gerald Bourgoin, of 1149 Hamilton Ave., was driving a minivan when he pulled out of Hawley Road onto Route 67 and ended up in the path of an oncoming tractor trailer near the Southford Cemetery. He died as a result of injuries sustained in the accident, Oxford Resident Trooper Sgt. Dan Semosky said.
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Semosky said the Oxford Fire Department extricated Bourgoin. Bourgoin's passenger, Sheila Hernandez, was also hospitalized for non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the tractor trailer was not injured.
A portion of Route 67 was closed Monday following the crash but has since reopened.
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