Crime & Safety
1 Hospitalized Following Serious Weekend Crash In Haddam: Police
A driver was trapped and had to be extricated, officials said.
HADDAM, CT — A motorist was hospitalized with serious injuries after an early morning crash on Sunday, according to police and fire officials.
The accident happened around 2:16 a.m. on Killingworth Road, or Route 81, near Lake Avenue and the Higganum Reservoir.
Connecticut State Police said one person was transported to Hartford Hospital, and police described the person’s injuries as “non-life-threatening.”
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The Haddam Volunteer Fire Co. responded to the scene, with mutual aid from Killingworth firefighters.
Fire officials said a vehicle had flipped on the driver’s side, trapping the operator. Emergency crews had to remove the vehicle’s roof to extricate the victim, according to the fire department.
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The accident remains under investigation, state police said.
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