Always the most positive person in the room : 22-year-old Newtown man dies from injuries following crash
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Brandon Hensel when he was a student and football player at Newtown High School.George Salaris / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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Brandon Hensel when he was a student and football player at Newtown High School.George Salaris / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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Brandon Hensel when he was a student and football player at Newtown High School.George Salaris / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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Brandon Hensel (74) during a 2015 high school football game between Newtown and Brookfield.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
Police said Hensel was driving a 1999 Ford Explorer, hit a curb, went off the road and hit several objects. It is always a tragedy whenever a young person s life ends in a tragic accident such as this, I know that our officers did their best in providing first aid, but to have this outcome it hurts. I know the town will be in mourning for the lost of this young’s man’s life and we pray keep the family in our minds and hearts as they deal with this tragedy, police said in a statement. Brandon was a student at Central Connecticut and we have reached out to them to provide whatever support and comfort for Brandon s professors and classmates, police said.
Updated: 10:47 AM EST March 2, 2021
NEWTOWN, Conn. A student from Central Connecticut State University is dead after a single-car crash in Newtown.
The crash happened around 5 a.m. Sunday. Police said they were called to a crash on Toddy Hill Road in the area of Quarry Ridge Road.
According to police, a Ford Explorer driven by 22-year-old Bandon Hensel of Newtown was found on a property on Quarry Ridge Road.
Hensel was taken to Danbury Hospital with life-threatening injuries.
He was pronounced dead Monday.
The Newtown Accident Reconstruction Team has determined that Hensel struck a curb and drove off the road, striking various objects before crossing over Quarry Ridge Road and coming to rest in a yard.