Connecticut state legislator killed in wrong-way car crash: 'Shocking and unfathomable'
Connecticut state Rep. Quentin Williams was killed in a car crash, hours after he was sworn in for his third term on Wednesday, state officials said. Connecticut state Rep. Quentin Williams was killed in a car crash after he was struck by a wrong -way driver, hours after he was sworn in for his third term on Wednesday, officials said. Williams, known as "Q," was 39 years old. The Democrat had served the residents of his hometown of Middletown in the Connecticut State House since 2019. He was recently appointed to serve as co-chair of the legislature's labor committee. State Rep. Quentin Williams, D-Middletown, applauds during Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont's state of the state address, Jan. 4, 2023, in Hartford, Conn. Brian O'connor/AP, FILE Williams was driving on Route 9 in Cromwell early Thursday when a driver Travel ing the wrong way in the lane struck him head-on shortly before 1 a.m., Connecticut State Police said. His car became fully engulfed in flames an...