Bridgeport Man Dies In Derby Motor Vehicle Wreck

A Google map showing the area of exit 18 off Route 8 north in Derby.

DERBY — A 36-year-old man from Bridgeport died in a car crash on Route 8 Saturday night, according to state police.

Jonathan Perez was traveling in a 2021 Hyundai Sonata on Route 8 north at a high rate of speed when he exited the highway at exit 18 and crashed into a tree. It happened at 10:49 p.m.

Perez was not wearing a seatbelt, according to a state police accident summary issued Sunday morning. The vehicle’s airbags were deployed.

The crash is under investigation.

Witnesses or anyone with information should contact Trooper Joshua Sawyer, Troop I in Bethany, at 203 393 4200.

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