Trucks Collide on I-84 in Wild Few Days of State Police Crash Responses

TOLLAND, CT — The state police Troop C log book made it seem like troopers were in the midst of a vehicular pinball game over the past few days with several strange or wild crashes.

The weekend mayhem began at 8:04 a.m. Friday when two two tractor-trailers collided on Interstate-84 eastbound in Tolland.

It was a case of one truck following the other too closely, state police said. Tolland fire officials said one driver complained of head pain and was taken to an area hospital.

The road carnage continued at 7:52 p.m. in Ashford when a 2006 Toyota Avalon was heading north on Route 89, according to a crash report. The vehicle went through the Boston Hollow Road intersection, rolled up an embankment and crashed into an unoccupied church, state police said in a crash report.

The driver was transported to St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center via Life Star helicopter, but the injuries were not thought to be life-threatening, according to a crash report.

At 2:36 p.m. Friday, a 2010 Dodge Journey was traveling westbound on Stafford road when the driver swerved to avoid a deer, according to a crash report.

The vehicle hit a guardrail, traveled across the road and slammed into a stone culvert, according to a crash report.

No injuries were reported.

The driver of a 2003 Ford Taurus told state police the brakes failed when she hit a building on Furnace Avenue in Stafford on Friday at 10:17 p.m.

She told state police she was trying to avoid oncoming traffic in her lane, according to a crash report.

At 2:40 p.m. Saturday, the driver of a 2007 Dodge Ram pickup was on Route 40 westbound in Ellington when he lost control of the truck near the Buff Cap Road intersection, slammed into a utility pole and hit several trees, according to a crash report.

The driver told state police a deer ran into the road. He was taken to Johnson Memorial Hospital for evaluation, state police said.

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