Man ejected from vintage car in New Milford crash

A 48-year-old man sustained serious injuries after being ejected from a vehicle on Monday just before noon in New Milford.

Paul Garten was driving a 1932 Ford Coupe northbound on Wellsville Avenue when the car accelerated rapidly, causing him to lose control, according to New Milford Police. The car struck the curb and crashed into New Milford’s Flat Iron Building, at the intersection of Wellsville Avenue and Housatonic Avenue.

The impact caused Garten to be ejected from the passenger side of the 87-year-old vehicle, police said.

The Ford Coupe traveled another 15 feet before striking a rock at 15 Wellsville Ave.

Garten was transported to Danbury Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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