HARTFORD (AP) -- An official in Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's administration says a Twitter posting he wrote about a state lawmaker being hospitalized after a car accident was an April Fools' Day prank.

LAKE CHARLES, La. — A 16-year-old girl was critically injured late Thursday night after being hit by a car during a homecoming-related prank in Calcasieu Parish, according to the Calcasieu Parish ...