Truck Crash & Rollover Lead To Serious Injuries In Brookfield: PD

Brookfield CT

13 January, 2022

11:14 AM

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BROOKFIELD, CT — State police are investigating a single-vehicle crash that sent a Southbury man to the hospital. Around 2:50 in the morning on Thursday, Nelson Jorge, 50, was driving his Ford F 150 "in an unknown lane" on Route 7 North, north of Exit 12, according to the state police report. The pickup truck ran off the road "for an unknown reason" and struck the guardrail end in the median. The truck then veered across the road and into the shoulder and up an embankment, causing it to roll over, according to police. Jorge was transported to Danbury Hospital where he was admitted with "serious possible life-threatening injuries." Police urge anyone who may have witnessed the accident to contact Trooper Thomas #1078 at Troop A - Southbury at 203-267-2200 or [email protected].