Traffic & Transit

'Inattentive Driver' Slams Vehicle Into Bridge Abutment In Willington: State Police

Not paying attention cost a driver dearly in Willington, state police said.

Not paying attention cost a driver dearly in Willington, state police said.
Not paying attention cost a driver dearly in Willington, state police said. (Chris Dehnel/Patch)

WILLINGTON, CT — A driver who wasn't paying attention ran into a bridge abutment in Willington, state police said.

State police recently issued a report on the July 23 incident.

According to a crash report, at 6:30 p.m. that day, a 19-year-old woman from Stafford was driving a 2010 GMC Sierra north on Village Hill Road in, as state police termed it, "an inattentive manner."

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The vehicle suddenly veered to the right and banged into the abutment and had to be towed away, according to a crash report.

The driver was not injured, but she was cited for a lane violation, according to a crash report.

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