22-Year-Old Dies After Injuries In Crash, ID Released: Orange Police

ORANGE, CT — A 22-year-old suffered life-threatening injuries in a serious motor vehicle collision on Sunday afternoon, police said.

In an update Monday, police said that the passenger in Sunday's serious motor vehicle collision succumbed to his injuries. He is identified as Miguel Angel Rodriguez 3rd, 22, of Willimantic, police said.

The driver, Jeremie Rodriguez, was additionally charged with misconduct with a motor vehicle and his bond was raised to $50,000, police said. He will be going to Derby Superior Court Monday morning, police said.

At 4:50 p.m. Sunday, police responded to a serious motor vehicle collision on Derby Avenue (Rt 34) at Racebrook Road (RT 114).

"It appears that a white 1995 Honda Civic being driven by Jeremie Rodriguez, age 19, of Bridgeport was traveling eastbound on Derby Avenue when it disregarded the traffic control signal and collided with a silver 2021 Dodge Ram 1500 traveling northbound on Racebrook Road," police said in a news release. "A 22-year-old rear passenger in the Honda Civic was hanging outside of the sunroof when the collision occurred and suffered life-threatening injuries."

He was transported by AMR ambulance to Yale New Haven Hospital. Two other passengers in the Honda Civic and the two occupants of the Dodge Ram were also transported to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

Rodriguez was arrested and initially charged with driving under the influence alcohol/drugs, reckless driving, violating traffic control signal, and riders on outside of vehicle.

Anyone who witnessed the collision is asked to call Ofc. Andrew Satkowski at 203-891-2130 RF Case #23-19512.