By Olivia Drake.
On Tuesday, April 23, 2019, Haddam Volunteer Fire Company responded to a motor vehicle accident at 3:40 p.m. in front of Haddam Elementary School.
A crossing guard, who was monitoring traffic on Saybrook Road, asked traffic to stop at the crosswalk. A driver, who had yielded at the crosswalk per her direction, was struck from behind by another vehicle.
The crossing guard was evaluated on scene by firefighters and EMS personnel but was uninjured. The driver of the vehicle that had stopped was transported to Middlesex Hospital via Haddam Volunteer Ambulance Service.
A driver, who had failed to stop at the crosswalk was evaluated on scene but refused additional medical treatment.
Firefighters blocked both lanes of Saybrook Road during the incident and rerouted traffic.
Both vehicles were not drivable and were removed from the scene by New Image Auto LLC.
