Wood Chipper Runs Over DOT Employee

A Department of Transportation employee was seriously hurt Wednesday morning when he was run over by a wood chipper in Old Saybrook.

The worker was part of a crew that was removing trees and was standing between a dump truck and the wood chipper along Post Road when he was struck, police said.

He was taken by LifeStar helicopter to Yale-New Haven Hospital with serious injuries. Police are investigating.

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