Published: 4:34 PM EST December 14, 2020
Updated: 1:35 PM EST December 22, 2020
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A former Connecticut state senator has passed away after a two-car accident last week in Bridgeport.
Edwin Gomes, 84 suffered head injuries in the crash on Sunday, December 14 and was in critical condition.
City police say Gomes was turning into a KFC restaurant when he colliding with an oncoming car. Officials say the 19-year-old driver of the other car suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
The crash remains under investigation.
Gomes, a Democrat from Bridgeport, retired from the Senate in the 23rd District last year after serving 12 years.
He was involved in various positions in government over the last five decades.