A 25-year-old Branford man named Max Peters died following a two-car crash at a notorious highway-adjacent downtown intersection.
New Haven Police Department (NHPD) spokesperson Officer Scott Shumway broke that news in a Friday afternoon email press release. In a separate email press release, Shumway also noted that, on Monday morning, city police responded to a shooting-hoax call in the Hill (See more on that below.)
On Friday afternoon, Shumway sent out an email press release about a fatal car crash at Trumbull and Orange Streets near the on- and off-ramps for Exit 3 of I‑91.
He wrote that at around 12:58 a.m. Friday, city police were dispatched to the Trumbull-Orange intersection for a motor vehicle crash.
“Responding officers located two vehicles which crashed in the intersection; a grey Volvo, being operated by a 25-year-old Milford man, and a white Ford E450 box truck, being operated by a 30-year-old Naugatuck man. American Medical Response transported both operators to Yale New Haven Hospital where they were treated for non-life-threatening injuries,” Shumway wrote. “The passenger in the Volvo, identified as 25-year-old Max Peters of Branford, was pronounced deceased at the scene.”
On Monday morning, Shumway sent out a separate email press release about a shooting-hoax police call in the Hill.
He wrote that at around 10:27 a.m. city police received a call about a person shot on Hallock Avenue between Sargent Drive and 4th Street.
“Responding officers did not locate a person shot or any evidence that a shooting occurred,” Shumway wrote. “The officers continued their investigation and found the incident to be a hoax perpetrated by a juvenile student at Riverside Academy. No charges have been filed yet; however the incident remains under investigation.”
Police ask that any witnesses to Friday’s crash or Monday’s fake shooting call who have not yet spoken with the police contact the New Haven Police Department Investigative Services Division at 203 – 946-6304. Callers may remain anonymous or submit tips anonymously by calling 1 – 866-888-TIPS(8477), or email to ECIC@newhavenct.gov.