Crime & Safety

Driver Takes Shortcut On East Haven Train Tracks: Fire Department

The driver rode the tracks and the side of the tracks for 3/4 of a mile before going off the embankment into a storage box.

(East Haven Fire)

EAST HAVEN, CT - East Haven Firefighters responded to an unusual call on Tuesday - the operator of a vehicle entered the railroad tracks behind Home Depot and rode the tracks and the side of the tracks for 3/4 of a mile before going off the embankment into a storage box behind Torello Tire.

The occupant suffered minor injuries and was treated by FD personnel and transported to a hospital, Fire Department officials said on social media.

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