HARTFORD, Conn. — State Rep. Quentin “Q” Williams, 39, was killed in a crash early Thursday, according to multiple state officials.
Two people were killed in the crash on Route 9 in Cromwell after 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, according to the Connecticut State Police. Initial investigations show that one vehicle was traveling on Route 9 South near the Exit 18 on-ramp when a wrong-way driver struck the vehicle head-on. Police have not identified either driver.
Williams, a Democrat starting his third term serving Middletown, was sworn into office Wednesday and was just named House chairman of the Labor and Public Employees Committee.