Crime & Safety
Meriden Man Dies After Personal Watercraft Accident In Middletown
Officials have confirmed 34-year-old Christopher Schoen-Kiewert died Monday from injuries sustained in a crash with a boat Sunday on the Connecticut River near Harbor Park.
Christopher Schoen-Kiewert, 34, of Meriden, the driver of a personal watercraft that collided with a boat in the Connecticut River at Harbor Park in Middletown Sunday evening has died, according to NBC Connecticut.
The accident took place at the
Schoen-Kiewert's craft hit a 33-foot pleasure boat operated by Jonathan C. Keene, 28, of Manchester, WTNH is reporting.
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Danielle Tardif, 31, of Meriden, a passenger on Schoen-Kiewert's personal watercraft, was taken to Hartford Hospital with minor injuries and released, according to WTNH. Connecticut Environmental Conservation police are still investigating.
Schoen-Kiewert was a 1995 graduate of Cromwell High School.
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