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08/20/2015 04:18 PM

NB Farm Vehicle Fatal Accident


NORTH BRANFORD POLICE DEPT. AUG. 20, 2015: On Aug. 20, 2015 at approximately 8:30 a.m., officers from North Branford Police Department responded to Country Farm located at 1038 Middletown Ave., Northford to investigate a farm related motor vehicle accident.

The initial investigation revealed the accident involved a John Deere Gator and a large farm storage trailer. After further investigation the operator of the Gator was identified as a 22 year-old male.

The 22 year-old operator of the John Deere Gator sustained serious injuries as a result of the motor vehicle accident and was immediately transported to Yale New Haven Hospital by the North Branford Fire Department, where he was pronounced deceased.

The case will remain open pending further investigation.