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Car Crashes Into Tree on Merritt in Westport

by Vanessa Inzitari News 04/29/12  Comment
One person was hospitalized Saturday night after crashing a 2003 Jaguar into a tree off the Merritt Parkway in Westport. Photo Credit: Contributed: Westport Fire Department
A 2003 Jaguar is totaled after it crashed into a tree off the Merritt Parkway in Westport Saturday. Photo Credit: Contributed: Westport Fire Department

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WESTPORT, Conn. – The driver of a 2003 Jaguar that crashed into a tree off the Merritt Parkway in Westport Saturday was hospitalized, Assistant Westport Fire Chief William Dingee reported.

The accident happened shortly before 8:30 p.m. near the North Avenue overpass, between exits 42 and 44 northbound. The car struck a tree off to the right of the roadway, Dingee said in a release. The driver was extricated from the car and transported to Bridgeport Hospital by Westport EMS.

Firefighters cleaned up fluids spilled from the crash, and the car was towed away on a flatbed wrecker.

The driver was not identified. The crash is being investigated by state police.

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