Robert Gibson 46, struck and injured by vehicle on Whitney Avenue in Hamden, Connecticut
Modified Date:
Tue, 06/09/2015 - 5:40pmAccident Date:
Saturday, February 8, 2014Woman Under the Influence Hit Pedestrian, Cruiser: Cops.
Hamden police have arrested a woman accused of driving under the influence and hitting a pedestrian, as well as a police cruiser.
Hamden Police Officer Stephen Phipps was assisting the driver of a disabled car near Whitney Avenue and Ives Street around 1 a.m. on Sunday when the crash happened.
Officer Phipps and the driver of the disabled vehicle, Robert Gibson, 46, of Hamden, were standing nearby and the impact of the crash forced the police vehicle forward, striking Gibson, his vehicle and a Wheeler’s tow truck.
Gibson was treated at the scene for a leg injury and transported to Yale-New Haven Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Type: Pedestrian Accident
People Involved:
Robert Gibson
Officer Stephen Phipps
Roadway:
Whitney Avenue and Ives StreetCity:
Hamden, CTCounty:
New Haven County, CTArea:
Hartford & New Haven, CT
Add new comment