Traffic & Transit
Distracted Driver Takes Out Mailboxes In Willington
Three mailboxes were wrecked by a car in Willington, state police said.
WILLINGTON, CT — A distracted driver bashed into several mailboxes on Old Farms Road in Willington last week, state police said.
The incident took place at 11:15 a.m. on May 7, state police said.
According to a state police crash report, a 2007 Honda Accord was heading south on Old Farms Road when it suddenly veered off the road and knocked over three mailboxes.
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The homes affected were Nos. 32, 34 and 36 Old Farms Road, according to a crash report.
The driver, a 61-year-old Willington man, was issued an infraction for failing to maintain his lane and a verbal warning for distracted driving.
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