NEW HAVEN, CT — A person was killed after a car fell into the Mill River in New Haven Sunday morning.
Officers and firefighters arrived on scene shortly after 8:30 a.m. at Grand Avenue after a person called 911 about the crash, said Officer David Hartman, police spokesman.
Emergency responders entered the water quickly, but were unable to free the victim. The police dive team was called to recover the vehicle and victim's body. A tow truck was used to pull the vehicle from the water.
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Police have tentatively identified the victim as a 28-year-old Madison man, but haven't released his name yet.
"The deceased has been removed for autopsy by a death investigator from the office of the Chief Medical Examiner," Hartman said. "The CT Department of Environmental Protection was on site to monitor environmental procedures taken to minimize any related impact the vehicle could have to the waterway. Absorbent boom was deployed by firefighters at the onset of the operation."
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The crash remains under investigation.
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