GROTON, Conn. (WTNH) — A man died in a head-on crash Saturday morning in Groton.
Police said the crash happened around 10:15 a.m. on Buddington Road between Poquonnock Road and Drozdyk Drive. A Volkswagen Jetta was heading north on Buddington Road when the vehicle crossed into the southbound lane, colliding with a Jeep Cherokee heading in the opposite direction.
The driver of the Volkswagen, identified by police as 40-year-old Charles R. Vandermark, of Groton, was unresponsive when EMS arrived, police said. He was taken to a hospital, where police said he later died.
The driver of the Jeep, a 41-year-old woman from Groton, and her young daughter were treated for non-life-threatening injuries at a hospital, police said.
No charges have been filed.
Anyone who may have witnessed the crash is asked to call the Groton Police Department at (860) 441-6712.