State Sen. Martha Marx said Casey Crafton, a husband and father of three sons from Salem, Conn., was one of the passengers on the American Airlines flight Wednesday.

State Sen. Martha Marx said Casey Crafton, a Salem resident, was a passenger on the plane that collided with a helicopter in Washington, D.C. Wednesday night.

Connecticut officials expressed sorrow Thursday after a plane vs. helicopter crash in Washington D.C. that is believed to have left dozens of people dead.

A Connecticut father was among the people who died in the American Airlines crash in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday night, according to State Sen. Martha Marx. The victim was named Casey Crafton, a husband and father of three sons from Salem.