Crime & Safety
Driver, Officers Hospitalized After Vehicle Goes Into Water In West Haven: Police
Officers went to remove the occupant after a vehicle went into the water, according to police.
WEST HAVEN, CT — A driver and several police officers were hospitalized after a vehicle went into the water off a dead-end street in West Haven, according to police.
Police are advising motorists to avoid the area of Roberts Street and Ocean Avenue.
West Haven police officers responded to reports of a vehicle in the water at the dead end of Roberts Street.
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Police said officers arrived and immediately entered the water to remove the single occupant.
He was later taken to the hospital for further assistance, according to police.
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Police said all officers who entered the water were also taken to the hospital for evaluation as a precaution.
More information will be released as it becomes available, according to police.
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