Traffic & Transit
Police Vehicle — With Its Lights On — Hit In Northern Connecticut
A state police vehicle rendering aid to a disabled car was rear-ended in northern Connecticut, a report indicates.
UNION, CT — A state police vehicle was rammed by another vehicle last week after it had stopped to aid another motorist, according to a crash report.
State police released a report on the Dec. 4 incident this week.
At 10:49 p.m., the Dodge Durango assigned to the state police was heading west on Bigelow Hollow Road and stopped in the road with its emergency lights on for a disabled vehicle, according to a crash report.
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It was snowing at the time, according to a crash report.
The state police vehicle was suddenly rammed from behind by a Chevrolet Suburban with a 63-year-old Webster, MA woman behind the wheel that was traveling at a "high rate of speed" on the snow-covered pavement, according to a crash report.
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No injuries were reported. No charges were mentioned in a crash report.
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