Date: Fri 25-Apr-1997

Publication: Bee

Author: ANDYG

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Oakville Man Killed In I-84 Crash

An Oakville man was killed late on the night of April 16 on Interstate-84 when

the auto he was driving hit a tree alongside the highway, state police said.

State police said motorist Steven B. Cunningham, 31, of 70 Cummings Avenue,

Oakville, was driving a 1995 Mercury Sable eastbound on I-84, west of Exit 10,

at about 11:20 pm, when the car went off the right lane of the two eastbound

travel lanes, veered to the right for no apparent reason, went down a small

grassy embankment and struck a tree head-on.

Hawleyville firefighters extricated Mr Cunningham, who had suffered massive

chest and abdominal injuries, according to state police.

Mr Cunningham was pronounced dead on arrival at Danbury Hospital where he had

been transported by the Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps.

The accident is under investigation, state police said.