Meriden, CT : Passenger dies when thrown from car in Connecticut crash on Sunday, December 25, 2016

State police say a passenger riding in the back seat of a car was thrown from the vehicle and killed when it slammed into a guardrail and bridge abutment on a Connecticut highway.

The crash occurred when the driver lost control of the vehicle in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 691 in Meriden.at about 6:30 a.m. Sunday.

Police said 36-year-old Louis Gonzales of Waterbury died after being ejected from the car.

The driver, a front seat passenger and a 6-month-old baby who was strapped into a car seat were taken to Hartford Hospital, where they were treated for possible injuries and later released.

The accident, which remains under investigation, closed a section of the highway for several hours on Christmas Day.

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Passenger dies when thrown from car in Connecticut crash