Man accused of stealing from tractor-trailer crash scene on I-84 in West Hartford

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - An Andover man was arrested after stealing from a West Hartford crash scene on Sunday morning.

According to Connecticut State Police, at around 5:22 p.m. officers were deployed to I-84 Westbound Exit 42 off-ramp after a wrong-way notification detection system alerted police.

Troopers then saw a car backing up the off ramp and the driver who was leaving the vehicle.

Upon further investigation, officers witnessed on camera that the driver then walked to a crash scene from a rollover tractor trailer unit and started to pick up items that were scattered on the highway.

When troopers were in the area, they were able to find the suspected car after it left the scene.

Police said the driver had multiple items from the crash scene that was not his.

Officials have identified the individual as 51-year-old Marcus King of Andover.

King was arrested is now facing the following charges:

• Driving the Wrong Way on a Limited Access Highway
• Negligent Pedestrian on a Highway
• Larceny in the Fourth Degree

He was then released on a $10,000 bond.

He is expected to appear at Hartford Superior Court on April 30.