Traffic & Transit
Sneaky Move Backfires After Crash At Truck Stop In Willington: State Police
A warrant is being sought after a pair of trucks became tangled up in Willington, state police said.
WILLINGTON, CT — A tractor-trailer driver tried a slick move after his rig hit another at a truck stop in Willington, but police are onto him and are preparing charges, according to a state police crash report.
The incident took place on Aug. 28 at 4:17 p.m. at the Love's truck stop on Polster Road, state police said.
As one tractor-trailer was parked, another, being driven by a 40-year-old Amarillo, Texas, man, began backing into a spot next to it, according to a crash report.
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His truck then hit the parked truck on its driver's side, causing minor damage, according to a crash report.
He then moved the truck to a different spot, according to a crash report.
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The driver of the first truck, a 25-year-old from Richmond, VA, then confronted the man after it was moved, and the man then fled the truck stop in his rig, according to a crash report.
State police said they are in the process of applying for a warrant in the case.
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