Witnesses To Thursday Crash That Injured Elderly Woman Sought: PD

EAST HAVEN, CT — The South Central Connecticut Regional Traffic Unit is looking for witnesses to a serious injury car crash Thursday at the intersection of Saltonstall Parkway and Main Street.

At around 9:45 a.m., the East Haven Public Safety Dispatch center received several 911 calls from motorists reporting a serious crash. The crash involved a pickup truck and a small sedan, both with heavy front end damage, East Haven police Capt. Joseph M. Murgo said.

East Haven firefighters extricated an elderly female from a 1995 Toyota Corolla, he said. She was treated on scene, then taken to Yale New Haven Hospital with life-threatening injuries. The driver of the pickup truck wasn't hurt.

Anyone who may have witnessed this accident is asked to contact Sergeant Ryan Gorman at rgorman@easthavenpolice.com