A man was killed when he was ejected from a vehicle during a rollover crash in Coventry on Sunday.
Axel Antonio Santos-Reyes, 38, of Hartford was driving a 2010 Toyota Scion west on Route 6 was less than a mile away from the intersection with Route 66 when he allegedly tried negotiating a left curve in the road at a “high rate of speed” just before 11:40 p.m., according to Connecticut State Police.
Santos-Reyes lost control of the vehicle causing the Toyota to slide off the right shoulder of the road where it struck a drainage culvert and then a rock ledge, state police said. The vehicle then rolled over several times, ejecting Santos-Reyes before it settled onto its roof, according to state police.
Santos-Reyes was pronounced dead at the scene, according to state police.
The crash remains under investigation. Anyone with information has been asked to contact Trooper First Class Greg DeCarli at gregory.decarli@ct.gov.
