Traffic & Transit
Moped Driver Seriously Injured In Crash In Mansfield: State Police
State police said the moped driver "was suspected of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol."
MANSFIELD, CT — A man driving a moped was seriously injured after being involved in a crash, state police said.
State police said an Ashford resident was traveling on a moped in the right shoulder northbound on Storrs Road (Route 195) in Mansfield Sunday evening.
"Operator 2 failed to stop for a red traffic control signal at the intersection of Bassetts Bridge Rd." state police wrote. "Vehicle 2 traveled through the intersection and struck Vehicle 1 (a Volvo) and came to (a) final rest in the approximate midline of Bassetts Bridge Rd."
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The driver of the Volvo declined medical attention and during their investigation, state police said the moped driver "was suspected of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol."
The moped driver was taken to the hospital and the crash remains under investigation.
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