By Olivia Drake, HVFC Public Information Officer
At 11:10 p.m. on June 18, 2022, Haddam Volunteer Fire Company was dispatched to the Route 82 Connector in Haddam for a reported two-car motor vehicle accident with entrapment.
The operator of the westbound vehicle reported that his leg was pinned under the dash. Firefighters used Hurst tools to remove the driver’s side door before extricating the patient. The patient was transported to Yale Medical Center via East Haddam Ambulance.
Due to the severity of the accident and extensive debris on the roadway, all lanes of the 82 Connector were closed during the incident and traffic was rerouted back to Route 9. Crews applied absorbent materials to contain leaked fluids and worked to clean the scene for more than an hour after the incident.
