A father and son who were killed in a three-vehicle, triple fatal crash when another motorist tried passing them last week in Connecticut are being remembered for their devotion to family, love of adventure, and the bond they shared both at work and at play.

Andrew “Andrej” Kozel, 57, of Prospect and Avon Park, FL, and his son, Andrew Joseph Kozel, 24, of Prospect, died in the Route 69 crash early Thursday, Oct. 16, according to Connecticut State Police and their obituaries on the Abriola Parkview Funeral Home website.

Today I lost my 2 best friends. My husband and son. Rest in peace. Posted by Joann DeBiase Kozel on Thursday, October 16, 2025Edmund Szantyr, of Waterbury, was also killed in the collision, police said.

The crash happened just after 5:20 a.m. near Talmadge Hill Road, when

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