Fatal crash on I-95 in Stamford

This video on News Channel 12 Connecticut shows the whole response, including the officer looking in the mangled mess for a victim...

Spooky, reminds me of their coverage of the fatal Darien crash that occurred right behind my boyfriend's house at the time..

STAMFORD -- A 20-year-old Easton woman was killed when the car in which she was a passenger struck two trees and a light pole off the right shoulder of Interstate-95 in Stamford early Friday morning.

The driver, Anthony Whittingham of Norwalk, allegedly fled on foot from the accident scene, which occurred at 2:09 a.m. Friday near the southbound Exit 9 of I-95, the Connecticut State Police said in an accident report. He was caught a short distance from the crash site.

Jessica Martucci of Silver Hill Road, Easton, died as a result of injuries suffered in the single car accident.

A second passenger, Jahmar Whittingham, of Bridgeport, was injured and taken to Stamford Hospital.

Authorities said Anthony Whittingham was driving a 2007 Volkswagon Jetta southbound at a high-rate of speed on the right-hand lane when he tried changing lanes. Instead the car veered off the right side of the highway and struck two trees and a light pole, causing the car to roll over onto its roof before coming to a rest in the center and left lanes of the highway.

Martucci sat in the front passenger seat and wore a seat-belt during the accident.

Criminal charges are pending and the accident remains under investigation by the state police.

Staff Writer Jeff Morganteen can be reached at jeff.morganteen@scni.com or (203) 964-2215.

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Woman killed in car crash, vehicle driven by Norwalk man

The Norwalk Hour- A Norwalk man was the driver in a single-car crash that killed an Easton woman early Friday morning on the Stamford stretch of I-95 north, police said.

A car driven by 27-year-old Anthony Whittingham of 16 School St., Apt. 11, veered off the highway near exit 9 at 2:09 a.m., and flipped onto its roof, police said. The impact of the crash killed Jessica Martucci, 20, of 76 Silver Hill Road, Easton, who was riding in the front passanger seat of the vehicle, according to police.

Whittingham fled on foot after crashing the vehicle, but State Police located him a short distance from the accident scene, police said.

Whittingham is not yet facing any criminal charges, but State Police said they will file charges once the investigation is completed.

Court records show that Whittingham was placed on probation in 2003 for a driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and he has been convicted of operating a motor vehicle under suspension numerous times since the DUI arrest.

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Drunk driving likely behind fatal crash
(10/29/10) STAMFORD - State police say drunk driving was likely to blame for a crash that killed an Easton woman in Stamford early this morning.

It happened before 3 a.m. between exits 8 and 9 on the northbound side.

Police say Jessica Martucci, 20, of Easton, died at the scene. Another passenger, Jamar Whittingham, 29, of Bridgeport, ended up in serious condition at Stamford Hospital.

Police arrested Anthony Whittingham, 27, of Norwalk who was not hurt. Police say he initially fled the scene before being caught.

Yeah, of course it's always the driver that's not hurt, just everyone else f*cked up or dead...