Teen Injured in Tractor-Trailer Accident on Pleasant Street in Willimantic

Published on: Jan 4, 2021 | By Michael Grossman Tags: #Connecticut #injury accident #Tractor-trailer #Willimantic

Quick Facts:

Where: The accident occurred on Pleasant Street in Willimantic, Connecticut.

What Happened: A tractor-trailer allegedly ran over a teenager as they were crossing the street.

Participants:

Pedestrian
Driver of tractor-trailer

Reported Injuries/Fatalities:

Pedestrian, 19, injured

Details:

On or about Wednesday, December 30th, 2020, around 8:00 in the evening, an accident between a teenage pedestrian and a tractor-trailer sent one person to the hospital. Authorities said the accident happened along Pleasant Street in Willimantic, Connecticut.

Connecticut State Police said an as-of-yet unidentified 19-year-old was allegedly crossing the street when they were run over by a passing 18-wheeler. Pictures from the scene seem to show the incident happened near a crosswalk at an unspecified intersection.

The victim became trapped beneath the rear wheels of the tractor-trailer. Emergency responders freed the victim and rushed him to nearby Hartford Hospital in order to be treated for unspecified injuries. No other vehicles were mentioned by police in their preliminary report.

Pleasant Street runs east and west with two lanes according to Google Streetview. Willimantic is located about 27 miles east of Hartford.

The investigation is still active and ongoing.

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Lisa schornagel
I was waiting to turn left at the light to return my agency vehicle. The man was on my right, standing on the bridge by the crosswalk. He waited for the truck to come, he had a do not walk light. I saw him walk fast across two lanes and directly into the path of the truck. Something rolled down the street, I didn’t want to know what. There was a police man directly behind my agency odyssey, and they pulled in front of me and put the lights on. I didn’t know what to do, and couldn’t stop screaming. I thought I’d be in the way, so I went right to go around the block away from the scene. I called them later to say what I saw, but they never called back. I’m still haunted by this, and wonder if he’s OK or not.

March 28, 2021 at 7:08 am Reply