Traffic & Transit
Cover Of Truck's A/C Unit Hits Car On I-84 In Vernon
State police said part of a truck's air conditioning unit went flying last week on I-84.
VERNON, CT — The cover of an air conditioning unit atop a truck became dislodged and slammed into a car behind it on stretch of Interstate 84 in Vernon last week, state police said.
The incident took place at 12:57 p.m. April 6 on the eastbound side of the highway, according to a crash report.
Both vehicles — a 2013 Ford F350 driven by a 21-year-old Massachusetts man and a 2019 Subaru Outback driven by a 20-year-old New Haven woman — were in the left lane of four, according to a crash report.
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The cover of the truck's rooftop exterior A/C unit then broke off and hit the Subaru, but the driver of the car was not injured, state police said.
The driver of the truck was cited for an unsecured load, according to state police.
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