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Pickup Truck into Norwich Medical Office
July 16, 2026 | CONNECTICUT
RYAN FLAHERTY, Correspondent

Photo by Norwich FireThe driver accidentally hit the accelerator and ended up going through the bay window just missing a female employee.

Photo by Norwich Fire
This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom.
At 12:36 pm, Thursday, 7/16/26, Engine 1, Squad A, Truck 1 and Battalion 1 were dispatched to 79 Wawecus Street for a car into the building. Engine 1 arrived to find a pickup truck had struck the building causing moderate damage. The operator was transported to the hospital by American Ambulance. Norwich Public Utilities and the Building Official assessed the structure.