Norwalk PD: Driver crashes into building, flees, crashes into tree

A driver collided with a tree after crashing into a building in Norwalk, Conn., on Saturday, April 11, 2020. A driver collided with a tree after crashing into a building in Norwalk, Conn., on Saturday, April 11, 2020. Photo: Contributed Photo / Norwalk Police Department Photo: Contributed Photo / Norwalk Police Department Image 1 of / 6 Caption Close Norwalk PD: Driver crashes into building, flees, crashes into tree 1 / 6 Back to Gallery

NORWALK — A driver crashed their vehicle twice in the city Saturday afternoon after fleeing the scene of the first accident, according to police.

Patrol officers responded to an area of Bouton Street on a report that a driver had hit a building and fled the scene.

Photos from the scene show clear damage to the side of the building that faces the sidewalk.

Officers also responded to a separate car accident shortly after. That crash was down a dead end road.

“It was the same driver who had collided with a tree,” police said of the second crash.

It wasn’t immediately clear whether police took the driver into custody or to a hospital to be evaluated for injuries.

Police said the investigation is ongoing.