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CT Driver Dies After Crashing Into Side Of Restaurant, Police Say
A 22-year-old Connecticut man was killed after crashing into the side of a restaurant.
The incident took place in New Haven around 6:15 p.m., on Tuesday, June 14.
Responding police officers located a Toyota Highlander that had crashed into the side of Scarpellino’s restaurant on Forbes Avenue, said Officer Scott Shumway, of the New Haven Police.
Inside the vehicle, officers found Wilmer Lopez, age 22, of New Haven, with life-threatening injuries. He was rushed to Yale New Haven Hospital where he died from his injuries, Shumway said.
The restaurant, which was closed at the time, suffered h…
