Christmas Day—

Newtown Woman Dies In Redding Auto Accident

By Andrew Gorosko

REDDING — A Newtown woman died following a one-vehicle accident that occurred on Christmas on Marchant Road, Redding police said.

Police said that they are investigating the crash that happened about 12:40 pm on Marchant Road, near its intersection with Simpaug Turnpike, in which passenger Annemarie Avetisyan, 48, of Hattertown Road, Newtown, died.

Police said that Ms Avetisyan’s husband, Alexey Avetisyan, 45, of Hattertown Road, was driving the 2006 Nissan Murano SUV involved in the accident. Also in the vehicle was the Avetisyan’s 5-year-old son whom police did not name.

While traveling on Marchant Road, the Nissan went off the roadway and then struck a tree, police said. The impact caused Ms Avetisyan to be ejected from the SUV, after which it rolled over onto her, trapping her, police said.

Ms Avetisyan was transported to Danbury Hospital in “extremely serious condition” where she was later pronounced dead, police said. Also, Alexey Avetisyan and the couple’s son were transported to the hospital following the crash.

Alexey Avetisyan was discharged from the hospital on Tuesday, December 27, a hospital spokeswoman said.

No medical information about the boy was available from the hospital. Police said that the boy received “non-life-threatening injuries” in the accident.

Police said that the circumstances of the accident are under investigation. They ask anyone who saw the vehicle traveling in Redding before the accident to contact police Officer Tim Succi or Sergeant Peter Quinn at the Redding Police Department at 203-938-3400.