Crime & Safety

Woodbridge Police Investigate Fatal Accident

The accident occurred on Rimmon Road. A person was hit by a vehicle.

Woodbridge Police are investigating a fatal motor vehicle accident on Route 313/Rimmon Road just west of Redwood Lane.

The accident occured on Sept. 15 around 4:42 p.m., police said.

Two vehicles were treaveling westbound on Route 313 and were involved in a minor accident. Both operators were out of their vehicles standing in the roadway when another vehicle struck one of the operators along with a stopped vehicle.

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The struck operator was rushed to Yale-New Haven Hospital where he or she died, police said. Police are waiting to release the identity pending notification of ext of kin.

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