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A man died after crashing his truck into a large tree on the Litchfield Green on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011. Photo: Joseph Scappini/Report It.

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This Report It photo shows a truck that came to rest against a tree in the Litchfield Green during a fatal crash on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011.

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This Report It picture shows a fatal crash, in which a truck hit a tree on the Litchfield Green on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011.

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Fatal crash: truck hits tree on Litchfield Green

Updated: Saturday, 10 Dec 2011, 6:22 PM EST
Published : Saturday, 10 Dec 2011, 5:53 PM EST

    Litchfield, Conn. (WTNH) - A 55-year-old man was killed after crashing into a tree on the Litchfield Green on Saturday morning.

    Police said Walter B. Nelson, of 230 Sylvan Ave., Waterbury, was driving southbound on North Street in a 1989 Ford Ranger pickup, when he crossed through the intersection at West Street at a high rate of speed.

    Nelson's pickup continued on to the Litchfield Green, sideswiping the Information Center building, and then striking a large tree head on.

    Nelson sustained head injuries and severe blunt force trauma to his chest. He was taken to Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington, where he was pronounced dead.

    The vehicle was unregistered and Nelson's license was suspended.

    Police are investigating the accident.

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