A 51-year-old West Haven man died Dec. 30, 2025, after police say his car crossed over into oncoming traffic on Grassy Hill Road in Orange and struck two vehicles.
ORANGE — Police say they’re investigating a Tuesday evening crash on Grassy Hill Road that killed a West Haven man and injured two others.
The crash occurred at 5:17 p.m. near the intersection of Grassy Hill and Hilltop roads after a southbound 2008 Nissan Sentra crossed into the northbound lane for unknown reasons and collided with two other vehicles, police said.
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The Nissan sideswiped a northbound car and then crashed into the front of a third vehicle, according to Orange police, who said three drivers were transported from the scene to hospitals for treatment of injuries.
Police said the driver of the Nissan — Daniel Ronan, 51, of West Haven — succumbed to his injuries later that evening. The other two drivers suffered injuries that were not considered life-threatening, police said.
The crash remains under investigation.
Orange police ask witnesses or anyone with information to contact Detective Denny Peterson at dpeterson@orange-ct.gov or 203-891-2130, ext. 8216.
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Kendra Baker is a reporter with the News-Times who previously worked as a general assignment reporter for The Wilton Bulletin. Before The Bulletin, Kendra freelanced for The Redding Pilot and interned for the New Haven Independent. She graduated from Southern Connecticut State University in 2013 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in psychology. Her work has also been published on ConnecticutHistory.org.
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