Fatal Accident: 44-Year-Old Identified as Victim After Being Ejected from Car on I-91 in Rocky Hill

It happened just before 3 a.m. on Saturday, July 20 in Hartford County on northbound I-91 in Rocky Hill.

According to Connecticut State Police, a 2008 Nissan Versa was traveling near Exit 24 when it veered into the ditch and struck the guardrail.

The driver, Marcos Benitez Rengifo, 44, of Middlesex County in the city of Portland, was thrown from the vehicle.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

After the crash, a 2018 Acura collided with the disabled Nissan in the right lane, according to police.

The driver of the Acura, a 30-year-old man from Paterson, New Jersey, was not injured.

Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact Trooper Michael Dean of Troop H at 860-534-1098 or by email at [email protected].

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