Medical examiner releases cause of death for trooper swept away by Ida
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has released the cause of death of the veteran Connecticut State Police sergeant whose vehicle was swept away by floodwaters during Ida.
Sgt. Brian Mohl died as a result of “blunt trauma of the torso,” according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
Mohl, who was assigned to Troop L in Litchfield, worked with the Connecticut State Police for 26 years. His death is the agency’s 25 line-of-duty death since 1903, according to the Connecticut State Police Union.
Mohl was working a midnight shift when he notified Troop L that his vehicle was being swept away near Jacks Bridge in Woodbury around 3:30 a.m. Thursday, according to state police Col. Stavros Mellekas.
Mohl joined the State Police training academy in November 1994. He graduated in June 1995 and was assigned to Troop A in Southbury. He was promoted to sergeant in May 2000 and transferred to Troop L. He was a sergeant at Troop B in North Canaan, Troop G in Bridgeport and Troop H in Hartford before returning to Troop L in 2008, according to Connecticut State Police.
A wake for Mohl will be held from noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Xfinity Theater, 61 Savitt Way in Hartford. The funeral will take place at 11 a.m. Thursday at the same location.