Police officer killed in Hebron car crash

The accident occurred at about 1 a.m. near the intersection of Routes 94 and 85 in Hebron, CT. State Police say Marvin’s car left the road and hit an embankment, that he was not wearing his seatbelt and that he died from the impact of the crash.

Connecticut State Police say a 28-year-old, Hartford Police officer, John Marvin, was killed in a one-car crash that occurred in the early hours of Friday, Jan. 27.

Marvin was off-duty at the time and no one else was in the car.

The accident occurred at about 1 a.m. near the intersection of Routes 94 and 85 in Hebron, CT.

State Police say Marvin’s car left the road and hit an embankment, that he was not wearing his seatbelt and that he died from the impact of the crash.

State police are investigating the cause of the accident.

Marvin was a member of the Connecticut National Guard, was a decorated Iraq war veteran, and had been with the Hartford Police department for two years.

Posted Jan. 31, 2012

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