Traffic & Transit
'Severe Mental Health Crisis' Sends Driver, Vehicle Into RV Dealership Parking Lot In Northern CT: State Cops
A mental health episode led to a scary situation in Union, state police said.
UNION, CT — What state police described as a "severe mental health crisis" sent a driver and a vehicle tearing through a recreational vehicle dealership lot in Union, a crash report indicates.
State police recently released a report on the March 19 incident.
At 7:37 a.m. that day, an 86-year-old man from Fall River, MA, was driving north on Buckley Highway in a 2021 Hyundai Kona, according to a crash report.
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The vehicle then proceeded through the intersection with Mashapaug Road and into the Campers Inn RV center parking lot, according to a crash report.
The vehicle then crashed into a chain link gate and sustained only minor damage, according to a crash report.
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State police then cited a mental health incident and also cited the driver for failing to maintain a proper lane via a verbal warning, according to a crash report.
The driver escaped physical injury, state police said.
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