Head-on crash kills man in Torrington

February 14, 2012

Torrington police are trying to determine what caused a head-on crash that killed a man and critically injured another person.

Officers say a station wagon and pickup truck collided on Winsted Road at about 9 p.m. Monday.

The station wagon driver, 29-year-old Brian Minogue of Torrington, was pronounced dead at the scene. The pickup driver, 57-year-old Franc Guerette of Winsted, was flown by helicopter to Hartford Hospital and is listed in critical condition.

Police say air bags deployed in both vehicles, but it’s not clear whether the drivers were wearing seat belts.

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