Around 2:39 p.m., Kenneth Whitman, 22, 41 Reed St., North Canaan, was riding as a passenger in a 2001 Honda S2000 driven by Tyler Carroll, 23, 28 East Main St., North Canaan, according to a police report. The vehicle was traveling north on Route 272 in Norfolk when it left the road while negotiating a left curve. The car crossed the south shoulder, striking two trees and sustaining heavy damage, according to police. Whitman was flown by LifeStar to Hartford Hospital, but died of his injuries, according to the police report. Carroll was taken by North Canaan Ambulance to Sharon Hospital with unknown injuries, according to police.
Sharon Hospital officials reached late Sunday night said Carroll was treated and released.
Charges are pending in the Norfolk crash, police said.
The cars involved in both accidents were totaled and towed to Troop B State Police barracks in North Canaan.
The circumstances leading to both crashes are under investigation.