Southbury Woman, 88, Injured in Car Accident Outside of Senior Center

Doris Walter, 88, of Heritage Village, was injured when her car hit a tree outside the Senior Center on Main Street South Thursday morning, the Republican-American reports.

Police say she accidentally hit the gas pedal as she was parking in a handicapped spot at the Senior Center and drove over a curb.

Walter’s car hit a parking sign and then a tree before it stopped, the Rep-Am reports. She was transported to a local hospital.

Read the full Rep-Am report here.

In an unrelated incident, the Republican-American reports police are preparing a warrant for a man who allegedly stole razor blades and toiletries at the Super Stop & Shop recently.