Police: Danbury woman killed in wrong-way crash on Route 7

Police say Danielle Dempsey, 26, was driving south on Route 7, north of the exit 7 entrance ramp around 2 a.m.

Rose Shannon

Sep 10, 2023, 2:09 PM

Updated 363 days ago

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A Danbury woman was killed Sunday morning in a wrong-way crash on Route 7 just south of I-84.
Police say Danielle Dempsey, 26, was driving south on Route 7, north of the exit 7 entrance ramp around 2 a.m. when she was hit head-on by a car driven by Charles Connors.
Connors was driving on the wrong side of the divided highway when the crash happened.
He suffered serious injuries and was taken to Danbury Hospital.
Anyone with information is asked to call state police at 203-267-2200