State Cops Looking For Driver After Pickup Has Close Call With Dumpster In Mansfield

MANSFIELD, CT — A hit-and-run driver fled the scene after a close call with a dumpster in Mansfield, state police said.

State police recently released a crash report on the incident.

According to the crash report, at 9:15 p.m. on Feb. 6, a silver pickup truck, believed to be a Toyota Tacoma, was headed west on Eble Marsh Way. The driver was turning left into a condominium complex when the pickup left the road and hit fencing around a dumpster, according to the crash report.

The truck also hit a metal gate support pillar, according to the report.

State police said they are on the lookout for the driver and anyone who may have witnessed the incident can contact them at 860-896-3200 or email resident trooper Nicholas Jamaitus at nicholas.jamaitus@ct.gov.