Overview

• Emergency crews were called around 5:15 to 5:19 a.m. Saturday to the Route 7 connector in Norwalk.
• Responders found a single vehicle in the center grass median between Exits 2 and 1 after a head-on impact with a tree.
• Firefighters extricated the lone occupant in about 28 minutes as EMS initiated advanced life support.
• The driver was transported to Norwalk Hospital with serious injuries, according to the fire department.
• Connecticut State Police are conducting the investigation, and officials have not released the driver's identity or a cause.