Car crashes into New London house, sending driver to hospital

June 30, 2016 12:00 am • Last Updated: June 30, 2016 7:09 pm

New London firefighters and police work the scene where a car crashed into a building at 57 Faire Harbour Place in New London on Thursday, June 30, 2016. One occupant was taken across the street to the Lawrence+Memorial Hospital with minor injuries. The accident occurred when the car was accessing the driveway of the CT Hand Center, where it lost control and crashed through a fence and into the building next door. (Tim Cook/The Day)
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New London — A house at 57 Faire Harbour Place was damaged when a car crashed into a basement bulkhead about 2:15 p.m. Thursday.

Police said the driver was pulling into the driveway of the house next door and lost control of the vehicle, crashing through a fence and off a retaining wall before landing against the basement bulkhead.

The driver was taken to Lawrence + Memorial Hospital, which has the entrance to its Emergency Department across the street from the house, for treatment of injuries.

Police said the injuries were not life-threatening.

No charges have been filed in the incident.

City fire and building officials were on the scene assessing structural damage to the house, police said.

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