Truck Crashes Into Restaurant In CT

A tractor-trailer crashed into a Connecticut restaurant after running off the roadway on Route 2.

Buon Appetito Ristorante & Pizzeria
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07/15/2022 10:55 a.m.

The crash took place in New London County in Stonington around 7:50 a.m., Thursday, July 14.

According to the Connecticut state police, the tractor-trailer, driven by David Walsh, of Middlesex County in Cromwell, was traveling east on Route 2 when it ran off the road, drove through oncoming traffic, and hit Buon Appetito Ristorante & Pizzeria on the Norwich-Westerly Road.

Due to the collision, the building sustained structural damage.

Walsh was transported to Backus Hospital for evaluation.

The tractor-trailer was towed with disabling damage.

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