Orange, Conn./WTIC Radio - A man is dead after state police say he was involved in a crash Saturday on the Wilbur Cross Parkway in Orange.
Just before 4:30 p.m., troopers say Dylan Barthell, 38, of East Hampton, was headed southbound near exit 42B when his vehicle, traveling in the left lane, hit another vehicle in the right lane.
Both vehicles hit a metal beam.
Barthell's car then struck a gantry roadway sign post with both vehicles coming to rest in the right shoulder.
Barthell was pronounced dead at the scene.
The second driver sustained minor injuries and was taken to Yale New Haven Hospital for treatment.
The investigation is ongoing and anyone who may have witnessed the crash or who has additional information is asked to contact state police at the Troop I barracks in Bethany.





