January 29, 2023

The Wire - This drug thing, this ain't police work.

This clip from The Wire has been on my mind given recent events.

January 6, 2023

Connecticut Lawmaker Killed in Head-on Collision After Inaugural Ball

Source: NY TIMES

A Connecticut state representative on his way home from an inaugural ball to kick off the new term was killed when a wrong-way driver hit him head-on early Thursday, state police said.

Officials from across the state mourned the loss of State Representative Quentin Williams of Middletown, a city about a 20-minute drive south of the capital, Hartford. Gov. Ned Lamont ordered the state flag to be lowered to half-staff in honor of Mr. Williams, calling his loss “devastating.”

The crash occurred on Route 9 in Cromwell, just north of Middletown, at about 12:45 a.m. The Connecticut State Police said that Mr. Williams was traveling south when he was hit by a vehicle traveling north in the southbound lane. The driver of that vehicle, 27-year-old Kimede Katie Mustafaj of Manchester, Conn., was also killed.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/05/nyregion/connecticut-quentin-williams-killed-crash.html

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I met Q a few times at Young Democrats of America conferences. He had a great sense of humor and infectious positive attitude.