Driver Strikes Man in Wheelchair Then Flees: Police

Plainfield police are asking for the public’s help to find a driver that struck a man in a wheelchair and drove away Saturday afternoon.

Todd Butler, 55, of Plainfield was driving in his motorized wheel chair south on Norwich Road near Old Norwich Road when a white Ford Mustang headed in the same direction struck him, police said. The Mustang fled the scene going south on Norwich Road.

Police responded at about 3:26 p.m. on Saturday.

Butler was transported to William Backus Hospital in Plainfield with minor injuries to his left arm. Anyone who may have witnessed the accident or have information on the car should call police at (860) 564-0804.
 

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