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One driver was killed and another seriously injured in a head-on collision late Saturday morning on Route 63 in Bethany. (Chris Dehnel/Patch)
BETHANY, CT One driver was killed and another seriously injured in a head-on collision Saturday morning on Route 63 in Bethany, near Valley Road.
Around 10:57 a.m., a 2012 Jeep Liberty Jet and a 2012 Nissan Murano collided, with both drivers sustaining serious injuries. The operator of the Nissan was identified by state police as Paul Vitelli Jr., 42, of Greensboro, N.C. He died at Yale New Haven Hospital.
The Jeep was operated by Elizabeth Capodiferro, 57, of Naugatuck. She was also taken to Yale New Haven Hospital with serious injuries. A passenger in Capodiferro s vehicle was also hospitalized with minor injuries, state police said.
Updated: 1:01 AM EDT May 9, 2021
BETHANY, Conn. Connecticut State Police are trying to determine why two cars collided head-on on Route 63, killing a North Carolina man and sending two Naugatuck women to the hospital.
It happened Friday night just before 11 p.m. 42-year-old Paul Vitelli of Greensboro North Carolina was headed north on Route 63 (Amity Road) in the area of Valley Road in Bethany when it collided head-on with another vehicle. He was transported to Yale New Haven hospital with serious injuries, where he later died. State Police say his airbag deployed, but he was not wearing a seatbelt.
The other car was driven by 57-year-old Elizabeth Capodiferro, with a 19-year-old passenger Sofia Capodiferro, both of Naugatuck. Elizabeth was taken to Yale New Haven for serious injuries; Sofia, the passenger, sustained minor injuries.