Crime & Safety
Vehicle Crashes Into House In Hamden: Police
The vehicle crashed into a tree before the impact sent it into the house, police said.
HAMDEN, CT — A driver was hospitalized after crashing into a tree and then into a house in Hamden on Tuesday morning, according to police. At about 8:30 a.m. on May 15, Hamden Police responded to the area of Pine Rock Avenue and Blacy Street on the report of a motor vehicle accident, according to Capt. Ronald Smith.
Smith said investigation revealed that a vehicle was traveling southbound on Pine Rock Avenue and failed to “negotiate” a curve in the roadway. The vehicle subsequently crashed into a tree and the impact sent the vehicle into a house, according to Smith.
The operator was transported to Yale-New Haven Hospital for “assessment,” Smith said. The Town of Hamden Building Inspector responded to assess the structural damage to the house.
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Officer Stephen DeGrand of the Hamden Police Department Traffic Division is conducting the investigation.
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