Ansonia man dies in crash on Merritt Parkway in Fairfield

 An Ansonia man died Monday morning after he swerved off of the Merritt Parkway in Fairfield and struck a tree, according to state police.
Kevin Rascoe, 44, of 107 Prindle Ave. in Ansonia, was traveling south on Route 15, south of the Congress Street overpass in Fairfield, when he swerved to the left, sideswiped the cement Jersey barrier and drifted onto the grass shoulder into a tree, police said.
According to police, Rascoe, who was driving a 2006 Acura, was not wearing a seatbelt.