Traffic & Transit
Driver 'Not Paying Attention' During Willington Rest Area Crash: Cops
A strange crash took place at the Interstate 84 rest area in Willington, a report indicates.
WILLINGTON, CT — A driver spaced out and caused a strange crash at a highway rest area in Willington, state Police said.
The crash took place at 4:46 p.m. on Jan. 25, state police said.
According t0 a crash report, a 2008 Honda Odyssey driven by a 46-year-old Columbia man was headed east in the Willington rest area off Exit 69 on Interstate 84.
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The driver was "not paying attention" in the truck portion of the rest area and veered off the pavement, according to a crash report. It then slammed into the facing of a guardrail, caromed though an opening and just missed two dumpsters near the end of the parking area, according to a crash report.
The driver refused medical treatment at the scene, state police said.
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