Mashantucket Pequot man dies in car accident

Michael Daggett, a member of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut, died on Monday after crashing his car into a stone wall.

Daggett was a cousin of chairman Michael Thomas. He was a football standout who helped the Ledyard High School win a state championship in 1991.

Daggett served as the director of the tribe's utilities department. He leaves behind a wife and two children.

“Michael had an infectious smile and laugh supported by his own special sense of humor. We will all miss him immensely," Chairman Thomas said in a statement.

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Mashantucket Pequot tribal member, 33, dies in crash (The Norwich Bulletin 4/11)
Ex-Ledyard Football Star Killed In Crash (The New London Day 4/11)
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