Tamik Heath in stolen car kills white couple

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Deadly Crash in Waterbury

WATERBURY -- The man accused of causing a tragic crash that killed a Connecticut couple heads to court Wednesday.

The accident happened yesterday afternoon at Freight and Riverside streets near the intersection of Interstate 84 and Route 8.

Police say a man driving a stolen car crashed into them.

The suspect will be arraigned here at Waterbury Superior Court even as an investigation continues into the possibility he was running from police when the crash happened.

The wreck is what led police to suspect Tamik Heath. Police say the 22 year old was driving a stolen Saturn when he ran a red light smashing into a red Jeep Cherokee.

The two people in the Jeep were killed. Police identified them as a couple in their 60's from Prospe

ct.

Police say an officer pulled suspect Heath over before the crash but say it's still u
nclear if he was being chased by officers when he ran that red light.

Heath is being held on $3 million bond.

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Police Identify Couple Killed In Waterbury Crash
10:26 AM EST, December 28, 2005
By CHRISTINE DEMPSEY, Courant Staff Writer WATERBURY -- A couple died in a three-car crash at a city intersection Tuesday afternoon when a speeding, stolen car crashed into the side of their Jeep , flipping it, authorities said.

The victims were identified Wednesday as Joseph and Kathleen Ivkovich, both 68, who lived in Prospect, police said.

Police charged Timeek Heath of Waterbury with two counts of first-degree manslaughter, first-degree larceny and several motor vehicle crimes. He was held on $3 million bond and was to be arraigned today in Waterbury Superior Court.

The accident occurred at about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Freight and Riverside streets, Capt. William Covel said. He said a stolen Saturn was heading north on Freight Street when it crashed into the side of the Jeep, which had
r
been heading east on
Riverside Street.

A third car at the intersection also was struck. The driver told police that Heath's car ran a red light before hitting the Jeep. Covel said the driver of the third car was not hurt.

Sgt. Chris Corbett, a Waterbury police spokesman, said authorities were investigating whether officers were pursuing Heath at the time of the crash. He said officers had tried to stop Heath earlier, but he took off.

Waterbury Deputy Fire Chief David Stankus said the first firefighters to see the couple hanging by their seat belts in the overturned Jeep could immediately tell they were seriously injured.

"It was so severe we really threw caution to the wind to get these people out of the car," he said

"It was just a difficult crash for my guys," he said of the firefighters, who are routinely told they may get help from the Employee Assistance Program after such crashes. "It was just an ugly hour."

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Joseph and Kathleen Ivkovich
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Family mourns couple killed in accident

(Prospect-WTNH, Dec. 31, 2005 5:45 PM) _ A sad day for a Prospect family whose parents were killed in that horrible car crash in Waterbury.

The couple was killed when their SUV was slammed into by a man police say was driving a stolen car.

As many people prepare to ring in a new year, the Ivkovich family says goodbye to 2005 with heavy hearts as they lay their parents to rest.

Joseph and Kathleen Ivkovich, both 68-years-old, were killed in the crash Tuesday.

The couple was killed in a horrific car crash in Waterbury.

The red SUV


they were driving was slammed into by 22- year-old Tameek Heath, who police say was driving a stolen car.

Marsha Schuck says,"There's

no good time for this, but at this time it really tests your faith."

The Ivokiochs' leave behind 3 daughters, 3 sons and 11 grandchildren. Friends say it's a tight knit family.

"The children are so close. I know Marie was so close to her mother. They were friends, one of our friends told us how she would always buy tickets for the two of them to do things together," says Karen Driscoll, family friend.

"This is extraordinarily sad day. These parents raised a wonderful family and because they brought such goodness into the world is what leaves such a whole in all our hearts," says Father Robert Weiss.

Some say it's comforting knowing the couple that was married for 44-years and did everything together are still together now.

The suspect, Timeek Heath is facing 2-counts of first deg
ree
mans
laughter and several other charges.

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