Traffic & Transit
Driver Leaves Mansfield Crash Scene With Car Perched On Fence
The crash took place early Sunday morning, state police said.
MANSFIELD, CT — A 25-year-old from Norwalk is facing an evading responsibility charge after crashing his car on Charles Smith Way in Mansfield Sunday and leaving it perched on a fence, state police said.
The crash took place at 6:52 a.m., according to a state police report.
State police found the 2018 Nissan Sentra's front left tire caught on a 3-foot-tall fence with the driver nowhere to be found.
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He was eventually tracked down and arrested.
According to a crash report, the man lost control of the car, hit a fence post and the car then became stuck on the fence. The force of the collision caused the airbag to deploy, according to a crash report.
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