Harwinton, CT – A Harwinton man faces serious charges related to the death of a Burlington teenager last year.
On May 21, 2023, at approximately 1:25 a.m., the Bristol Police Department reported that a 17-year-old female had been brought to Bristol Hospital by family members after allegedly falling out of a pickup truck on Fieldview Drive in Burlington earlier that evening. The driver of the truck was identified as Cooper Oullette, born on February 26, 2005, from Harwinton. The Western District Major Crime Squad took over the investigation following the incident.
The investigation revealed that the events surrounding the teenager’s death qualified as a domestic violence crime. After detailed inquiry, a warrant was issued for Oullette’s arrest by the New Britain Superior Court on July 11, 2024.
Cooper Oullette turned himself in at Troop L on July 12, 2024, at around 12:00 p.m. He was taken into custody and has been charged with first-degree manslaughter and delivering alcohol to a minor, indicating a complex layer of contributing factors leading to the tragic incident.
