Driver Charged in Fiery Highway Bridge Crash in Connecticut Dies of Cancer

In this photo provided by the Connecticut State Police, massive plumes of smoke rise from a fire resulting from crash involving a fuel truck and a car on the Gold Star Memorial Bridge in Groton, Conn., Friday, April 21, 2023. Connecticut State Police via AP

NEW LONDON, Conn.—A Connecticut man charged with causing a fiery crash that shut down a major highway bridge and killed a truck driver has died of cancer.

Reginald Collins, 60, died on Dec. 1, prompting the negligent homicide and other charges he faced to be officially dropped in New London Superior Court earlier this month, The Day reports.