Niantic man killed in I-95 Madison crash

MADISON, CT - (WFSB) - State police identified the victim of a deadly crash that happened on Interstate 95 in Madison on Sunday.

Troopers said Aymeric Duprelatour, 49, of Niantic, swerved into the rear of a tractor trailer that had slowed down for a road closure.

The crash occurred as a result of another crash on I-95 on Sunday.

The impact caused Duprelatour to continue into the right shoulder where his vehicle collided with a metal beam guardrail between exits 62 and 60 on the southbound side.

Duprelatour was transported to Yale New Haven Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

What caused him to veer into the tractor trailer remained under investigation as of Monday morning.

Anyone who saw what happened was asked to contact state police at 860-399-2100.

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