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A Child Is Dead on Pautipaug Hill Road — and What Happens Next Will Be Decided in Hours, Not Weeks If you are reading this, you already know the worst thing that can happen in a family has happened to yours, or to a family you love. A child was struck and killed by a dump truck on the evening of Saturday, August 8, 2026, at approximately 8:36 p.m. near 233 Pautipaug Hill Road in Sprague. Connecticut State Police responded and classified the death as an “untimely death” — a term that means the investigation is open and the cause is not yet finalized. Pautipaug Hill Road was closed for hours while troopers worked the scene. No identities have been released. No mechanism of the collision has been described. No one has told the public whether the driver was distracted, whether the truck’s brakes functioned, whether its headlights were on, whether the driver was tested for alcohol or drugs as federal law requires, or whether the truck was even supposed to be on that road at that hour. We are writing this because what happens in the next few days — not the next few months — will shape whether…