Crime & Safety
Teen Hospitalized After Car Hits Him In Mansfield: Police
Police said a 17-year-old Union boy was struck by a car while attempting to cross Storrs Road in Mansfield.
MANSFIELD, CT — A teenager was seriously injured Friday morning when he was struck by a car while walking in Mansfield, according to police.
A Connecticut State Police crash report said a 49-year-old Chaplin man was driving south on Storrs Road around 11:50 a.m. Friday when he struck a 17-year-old Union boy as he attempted to cross the street.
Police said the teen suffered serious injuries in the crash and was taken to Hartford Hospital.
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The driver of the car remained at the scene following the crash, police said. He was not injured, according to authorities.
The crash remains under investigation.
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