Glastonbury Officer, 2 Others Sent To Hospital After 4-Car Crash

GLASTONBURY, CT — A Glastonbury police officer and two other people were taken to the hospital after a car hit three vehicles — among them a police cruiser — on Hebron Avenue Tuesday evening, Glastonbury police said.

At around 4:42 p.m. Tuesday, a Ford Fusion was driving west on Hebron Avenue (just west of Hawthorne Mead Drive) when it crossed the center line, sideswiped a Jeep Grand Cherokee driving in the opposite direction, then hit the SUV cruiser head-on, police found in a preliminary investigation.

The Jeep then hit a fourth vehicle, police said.

The injured officer was on routine patrol, and police said the car was driving directly behind the Jeep when it was hit.

None of the drivers suffered life-threatening injuries, though the Ford Fusion driver and the officer were taken to Hartford Hospital, while the Jeep driver was taken to St. Francis Hospital.

The driver of the fourth vehicle was not injured, police said.

Police closed Hebron Avenue until 6 p.m. Tuesday to investigate the crash and remove the vehicles.

The crash's cause and contributing factors are still under investigation, and any witnesses are asked to call Sgt. Pagliughi at 860-652-4254.