State Police are continuing to investigate the incident that occurred on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.

By Ronni Newton

Connecticut State Police on Friday identified the individual killed Tuesday, Dec. 9 in an incident on I-84 within West Hartford’s town limits as Haneef McKnight, 28, of Philadelphia, PA.

Connecticut State Police said that troopers from Troop H responded to what appeared to be a road rage incident at approximately 3:16 p.m. Tuesday. Their preliminary investigation revealed two vehicles were involved – a 2023 Freightliner tractor towing a 2007 Great Dane trailer that was traveling in the right lane, and a 2024 Freightliner box truck that was traveling in the center lane of the highway.

Traffic in the area was congested, State Police said, when “one of the operators exited the

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