EAST WINDSOR — A 26-year-old East Windsor man died early Saturday morning after being ejected from his pickup truck in a single-vehicle crash on Rye Street.
Jared Charette was found lying in the roadway at approximately 12:30 a.m. by an East Windsor police officer on patrol.
Charette had sustained multiple injuries and was unconscious when the officer found him and immediately began administering CPR.
Officers located Charette’s Ford F-350 pickup truck a short distance away, where it had left the roadway, gone over a guardrail and struck a utility pole.
The vehicle came to rest on an embankment and was being held in place by utility wires.
Preliminary investigation indicates Charette was traveling northbound on Rye Street when he crossed the centerline, struck the guardrail and overturned, resulting in his ejection from the vehicle.
East Windsor Ambulance, the Broad Brook Fire Department and the Warehouse Point Fire Department responded to the scene.
Despite extensive lifesaving efforts, Charette was pronounced dead at the scene.
The vehicle was carrying a separate diesel fuel cell that sustained damage in the crash, resulting in a slow fuel leak down the embankment.
Eversource responded to secure power to the downed lines, and Connecticut DEEP later responded to mitigate the diesel spill.
Rye Street was closed between Ellsworth Road and Plantation Road while first responders and investigators worked at the scene.
METRO Traffic Services responded to assist with accident reconstruction.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone who may have witnessed the crash or has information related to the incident is asked to contact the East Windsor Police Department at 860-292-8240.
