UPS Driver Dies After Assault; Search Underway for Suspect

UPS Driver Dies After Assault; Search Underway for Suspect
A UPS logo in New York City on April 29, 2020. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
The Associated Press
12/23/2020
Updated:
12/23/2020

WATERTOWN, Conn.—A UPS truck driver died after an assault on Tuesday in Connecticut, and authorities are searching for a suspect.

State troopers initially responded to a call about an accident involving a UPS truck in Watertown on Tuesday evening. They found the driver had been assaulted, and medics took him to a hospital, where he died.

The nature of his injuries wasn’t clear, nor was a motive for the assault. Connecticut State Police did not identify the driver.

Authorities are searching for Elijah David Bertrand, who they say is 19 years old.