Teen Injured in Snowmobile Crash

A 15-year-old Wolcott boy sustained serious injuries when he lost control of a snowmobile and hit a mailbox in Hamden on Friday afternoon, Hamden police said.

The boy was riding a snowmobile on farmland on Main Street, lost control and hit a mailbox at 875 Main St., police said.

He was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital.

The crash happened hours after after a fresh layer of snow fell on Friday morning, coating several inches of snow that have iced over in frigid temperatures.

The teen's name had not been released as of 4:15 p.m.

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