MONROE, CT — Police are using surveillance camera footage to investigate an accident that left a salt truck resting on its driver’s side in the intersection of Monroe Turnpike (Route 111) and Purdy Hill Road early Sunday morning.
The other driver allegedly fled from the scene in a white Dodge Ram pickup truck without stopping. Police ask anyone with information to call the Monroe Police Department at 203-261-3622.
The driver of the F350 Super Duty, which was carrying salt, told officers he was heading south on Route 111 at approximately 2:09 a.m. As he approached the intersection, the light turned green, according to his account.
He said he entered the intersection when the Dodge ran a red light, so he took evasive action to successfully avoid a collision. However, the Ford rolled over and salt spilled out onto the roadway.
The driver of the salt truck, a 23-year-old Waterbury man, got out of his damaged vehicle on his own, but his 22-year-old female passenger, who is from Norfolk, needed assistance from police officers, who helped pull her up and out of the truck, according to the report.
Police said the driver and his passenger had non-life-threatening injuries.
Firefighters also responded to the accident, which occurred around 2:09 a.m., to cleanup spilled fluids and salt, while also assisting officers in blocking off southbound traffic.
Firefighters put out kitchen fire in Stevenson

Firefighters quickly knocked down a kitchen fire at a home in Stevenson Sunday afternoon, according to a post on the Monroe Volunteer Fire Department No. 1 Inc. Facebook page.
The residents made it out of their house safely.
Firefighters from all three companies — Stevenson, Monroe and Stepney — responded to the call, which came in just after 1:30 p.m.
Because there are no fire hydrants in the area, mutual aid was provided by Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue, Botsford Fire Rescue and Riverside Fire Co., who brought in tankers.
Long Hill Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1 Inc., Shelton Fire Department and White Hills Fire Company responded for man power and to form a rapid intervention team (RIT).
The scene was cleared around 3:30 p.m. Town firefighters expressed their gratitude to all of the outside agencies for their mutual aid.
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