Man ejected, killed in one-car, rollover crash on I-95 in Branford

A Guilford man was killed after he was ejected in a one-car, rollover crash on Interstate 95 in Branford on Tuesday morning, state police said.

Troopers from Troop G responded to a motor vehicle collision just after 10 a.m. on Tuesday on I-95 South just south of Exit 55 in Branford, according to the Connecticut State Police.

A preliminary investigation showed that a Nissan Xterra was traveling on I-95 South in the far right lane when the driver, later identified as 77-year-old Peter Botarelli, reportedly lost control of the SUV. The Nissan veered off the roadway into the right shoulder and struck a traffic control sign and rock wall causing the SUV to roll over, state police said.

According to state police, Botarelli was ejected from the vehicle.

Botarelli was the only occupant inside the SUV at the time of the collision, state police said. He was transported to Yale New Haven Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The highway was closed in the area for approximately three hours as the Connecticut State Police Collision Analysis Reconstruction Squad processed the scene.

The crash remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact Trooper Ronald Bouzy via email at Ronald.Bouzy@ct.gov.