Montville — A young boy who lost his father in a motor vehicle crash March 9 on Interstate 395 was recently released from the Connecticut Children's Medical Center.

A hospital official said Monday that Cole De Mond, 4, was released from the hospital Thursday afternoon.

His brother, Alex, 6, remains in the hospital in serious condition.

The brothers were passengers in a car when it was struck by alleged drunken driver Willis Goodale, 50, of Groton.

The crash killed their father, Norwich firefighter Benjamin De Mond.

Police said the accident occurred shortly after 9 p.m. when Goodale allegedly attempted to cut across the I-395 southbound lanes between exits 79 and 79A via the emergency turnaround after leaving the Mobil service station.

De Mond was driving south on I-395 when he lost control of his Nissan Maxima as he tried unsuccessfully to avoid Goodale's Jeep Cherokee. After the collision, De Mond's car ran through the turnaround and into oncoming traffic, troopers said, hitting Montville resident Andrew Crouch's car head-on and causing it to roll over.

De Mond's car then spun into the right lane, where it hit a vehicle driven by Albert Fisher, 58, of Lisbon.

Crouch, 59, was also seriously injured and was recently released from the William W. Backus Hospital.

Goodale was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and second-degree assault with a motor vehicle. Police said more charges are pending.