3 Injured as Driver Crashes on Green

Three people were hurt when a driver jumped a curb and hit a tree near the fountain on the New Haven Green on Tuesday. 

The driver lost control of the pickup at Church and Chapel streets and hit a bench where some men were sitting, police said. The car stopped against a tree.

The driver of truck is getting medical attention, police said.

Someone who saw the car on the Green said the rear passenger tire was on fire but the driver would not get out. Someone attempted to throw snow on the fire but the blaze was getting higher, so someone ran across from Church Street with a fire extinguisher, the witness said.

Police said the spinning tires created smoke, which could have appeared to be fire. 

Police are investigating. As of 2:30 p.m.,  the scene was clear and the benches were back in place.  

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