Pickup Truck Crashes into Disabled Tractor Trailer, Rolling Over and Shutting Down All Lanes of I-95 Tonight
Westport Fire Department Press ReleaseToday at approximately 1700 hours the Westport Fire department along with Fairfield Fire, AMR, CT State Police, and Westport EMS was requested to respond to a rollover on I-95 southbound, south of exit 19.
Units arrived on scene to find an accident involving three vehicles. Based on preliminary reports from those involved and witnesses, it is believed that a tractor trailer was disabled in the right shoulder when a pickup truck struck the rear of the stopped trailer. It was reported that the pickup truck rolled over an unknown number of times.
The driver was assisted from the pickup truck by bystanders. The driver of the tractor trailer was unhurt and was reported to be out of the truck off the side of the highway at the time of the crash.
A third vehicle was reportedly struck by debris from the pickup and the driver of that vehicle sustained minor injuries. The driver of the pickup truck was transported to a trauma facility and no further information is available on his condition at this time. The accident is under investigation by the CT State Police. The crash resulted in all three lanes of the highway needing to be closed for approximately one hour.
Kathryn “Katie” Van der Kloot, 57; Interior Designer, Proud Mother
Kathryn Alicia "Katie" Van der Kloot, 57, of Cambridge, Mass., died peacefully on July 11, 2021 in Boston, more than two years after receiving a metastatic breast cancer diagnosis that she met with characteristic grace, strength, and good humor.
Katie was born November 1, 1963 in Philadelphia to Joanne L. Vanderkloot and Frederic J. Vanderkloot. Raised in Huntington, N.Y., Katie attended Friends Academy in Locust Valley, N.Y., before graduating from Kent School in Kent, Conn. in 1981, and Connecticut College in New London, Conn. in 1985, with a degree in Art History and Spanish. She excelled in tennis and field hockey, and discovered a lifelong love of travel at a young age.
Katie began her career in New York, where she worked as a womenswear buyer at Bloomingdale's, and met Richard A. Perkins, Jr., whom she married in 1988. They had two sons – R. Nicholas Perkins and Alexander V. Perkins – and settled in Tuxedo Park, N.Y. After their marriage ended in divorce, Katie raised her sons in New York and Westport, Conn. She spent her later years in Cambridge, Mass. and Hanover, N.H. with her beloved partner, Frederick V. Schoch.
Katie channeled tremendous creative energy into her interior design firm, Van der Kloot Interiors, Ltd. She inherited a love of design from her grandmother, Alicia von Kees, an early member of the American Society of Interior Designers. Katie's work took her across the United States and Europe, often with her adored Yorkshire Terrier, Weezie, in tow. For nearly 25 years, clients entrusted Katie to create the settings for their lives. In that intimate endeavor, Katie became a dear friend and confidante to many, and made the world a more beautiful place.
Family meant everything to Katie. She was a loving and devoted daughter, sister, aunt, and partner, and, above all, a wonderful mother to her sons. She found great joy in supporting her boys' academic, athletic, and professional pursuits, and enjoyed an exceptionally close bond with both of them. Katie's greatest satisfaction came from raising her sons, who loved her dearly. She was enormously proud of the men they became.
Katie was a well-known presence on the rowing circuit through her son Alex's athletic career at Kent School and the University of Washington, and her partner Fred's involvement with the Head Of The Charles Regatta. Katie's glowing smile, joyful laugh, and mischievous sense of humor will be missed on riverbanks from Henley-on-Thames, U.K. to Seattle.
Katie is survived by her partner, Frederick V. Schoch, of Hanover, N.H.; sons, R. Nicholas Perkins of Boston and Alexander V. Perkins (Grace C. Spoors) of Jamestown, R.I.; and mother, Joanne L. Vanderkloot; sister, Pamela V. Bartel (William G. Bartel, II); niece, Zoe E. Bartel; and nephew, Zachary V. Bartel, all of Fort Collins, Colo. She is predeceased by her father, Frederic J. Vanderkloot.
Katie was widely beloved, and will be deeply missed. Services will be private. Memorial contributions may be made to the Dr. Gerburg Wulf Research Support Fund at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center by visiting www.bidmc.org/giving and specifying an "Other" gift designation of "Dr. Gerburg Wulf Research Support Fund."
Published by Valley News on Jul. 25, 2021.
Serious I-95 Car Accident Slows Southbound Traffic
A car accident, with a vehicle rolled over and possible occupant trapped, was reported just after 5:00 PM today on I-95 between exits 19 and 18 heading Southbound. Multiple trucks and/or vehicles may be involved. No other information has been released.
Elizabeth Licari, 96; Lifelong Westporter, VFW Post 399 Member
Mrs. Elizabeth J. Licari, 96, wife of the late Casper P. Licari and lifelong resident of Westport, CT passed away on Tuesday July 20, 2021 in Wilton Meadows.
Elizabeth was born in Westport, CT on December 8, 1924 and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine (Padula) Reitano. She was a member of the Catholic Daughters, The Joseph J. Clinton VFW Post 399 Ladies Auxiliary, The Alhambra-Mikrab and the Knights of Columbus #46.
Survivors include one son; John Paul Licari of Westport, CT and many nieces and nephews.
Family and friends are invited to attend a funeral on Monday July 26, 2021 meeting directly at Assumption Church 98 Riverside Ave Westport, CT at 10:00AM for a Mass of Christian Burial. Interment will follow in Willowbrook Cemetery 395 Main Street Westport, CT. The family will receive friends in the Harding Funeral Home 210 Post Road East, Westport, CT on Sunday July 25, 2021 from 3:00 to 6:00PM. Condolences for the family may be left on line at www.hardingfuneral.com