A nine-year veteran of the Connecticut State Police was killed Thursday when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver as he conducted a traffic stop on I-84 in Southington. Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier, married with two young sons, was a well-respected K9 handler and was assigned to CSP Headquarters at Troop H in Hartford. The suspect was later arrested five miles down the road in Farmington.
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