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YourPeePaw t1_j33o22e wrote

The story does not make clear which driver was driving the wrong way. Williams was not the wrong-way driver according to other sources. https://ctmirror.org/2023/01/05/ct-rep-quentin-williams-dead-car-crash-legislator-wrong-way-driver/

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WACK-A-n00b t1_j35c770 wrote

Yeah, that's a shitty article for not making it clear.

That really is tragic.

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TailRudder t1_j35ovav wrote

"Newly sworn in lawmaker killed by wrong-way driver"

Was it really that hard?

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LeahBrahms t1_j37bwrs wrote

But you have to tell everyone he surprisingly attended his own swearing in!

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No_Library_5120 t1_j36mw10 wrote

Police blamed Walorski's crash on the other driver and people went crazy attacking her. Imagine if you were a member of her family and had to see that toxicity. They had to correct it a few days later when they found out it was Walorski's driver at fault, except hardly anyone saw the correction. Sometimes it's best to wait and not say anything until you're sure.

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Amiiboid t1_j37ie46 wrote

> Sometimes it's best to wait and not say anything until you're sure.

Yes, but in the case the article that was referenced by the article that this article referenced did contain that information. It was omitted by the intermediate piece.

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behemoth702 t1_j35iey9 wrote

"State police said Williams’ car was traveling in the left lane on the southbound side of Route 9 near exit 18 when a vehicle going north struck Williams’ car head on. Williams’ car was fully engulfed in flames."

In the article. Williams was struck by the wrong way driver.

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YourPeePaw t1_j35wjf1 wrote

I think he’s also talking about the original posted article

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standarddeviated_joe t1_j36z9ir wrote

You're right. You would think that would be a good point to make in the article. Sometimes I feel these articles are written by AI or outsourced to some foreign agency.

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Upbeat-Bandicoot4130 t1_j37t5nq wrote

Good job posting that article, because I think everyone assumes that since he had attended his own swearing in ceremony, he was celebrating, and perhaps under the influence, and that he was the wrong way driver! Thanks for clearing that up!

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Psychological-Ad-407 t1_j36y9lk wrote

"State police said Williams’ car was traveling in the left lane on the southbound side of Route 9 near exit 18 when a vehicle going north struck Williams’ car head on. Williams’ car was fully engulfed in flames." He was driving on the left lane

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Amiiboid t1_j37j3lo wrote

> He was driving on the left lane.

To clarify, route 9 is a divided highway. So Williams was headed south on the southbound side, using the faster of the two lanes available. The other driver was going north on the southbound side.

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