WATERBURY, Conn. (WFSB) — A fatal car crash early Sunday morning left one person dead and another in critical condition, prompting an ongoing investigation by the Waterbury Police Department.

At approximately 2:15 a.m., officers responded to reports of a two-car collision at the intersection of Baldwin Street and Lounsbury Street.

Upon arrival, police identified the two drivers involved as a 22-year-old male and a 32-year-old male, both Waterbury residents.

Each driver was alone in their vehicle at the time of the accident.

The teenage driver, later identified as Jayden Gonzalez, was transported to a local hospital but died from his injuries shortly after arrival.

It was announced that he died in the hospital.

The 32-year-old driver, whose identity has not been released, is in critical but stable condition.

In addition to the two vehicles involved in the collision, two more vehicles that were empty at the time of the accident were hit and damaged.

No other injuries were reported.

The Waterbury Police Department’s Crash Reconstruction Unit (CRU) is actively investigating the cause of the crash.

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