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Connecticut man, infant son killed in crash with tanker on I-91 in Vermont
Taylor Binnington, 39, of North Haven, Connecticut, and his 4-month-old son died in the Saturday crash.
A Connecticut man and his 4-month-old son were killed in a crash with a tanker truck during a snow squall Saturday morning on I-91 in Vermont, authorities said.
Taylor Binnington, 39, of North Haven, Connecticut was pronounced dead at the scene, Vermont State Police said in a statement. His 4-month-old son, Parry Lake, later died from his injuries at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.
Vermont State Police responded to the crash, involving more than 10 cars, on 1-91 northbound in Rockingham on Saturday morning.
“Investigation into this crash indicates multiple northbound vehicles were involved in minor crashes and slide-offs due to deteriorated road conditions and low visibility in a snow squall,” police said.
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Binnington was driving a 2022 Hyundai, which struck a fuel tanker that had stopped because of crashes ahead on the highway.
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“The Hyundai was unable to stop in the slippery conditions and rear-ended the fuel tanker,” police said.
Biddington’s wife, 36-year-old Evelyn Lake, was seated in the backseat with the couple’s two children at the time of the crash. She and the couple’s 3-year-old son were taken by ambulance for treatment of injuries that were not life-threatening. Parry Lake was life-flighted from the scene to the hospital, where he later died.
The driver of the tanker was not injured.
Police said the crashes ahead on the highway were minor and not life-threatening.
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