Longmeadow, MA : 78-year-old man hospitalized after crashing into tree near the Longmeadow Country Club on Wednesday afternoon, January 25, 2017
Longmeadow, Massachusetts
A 78-year-old Longmeadow man was hospitalized Wednesday afternoon, after he crashed into a tree.
At about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Longmeadow police responded to a one-car crash involving a Ford 500 on Shaker Road near the Longmeadow Country Club, Longmeadow Police Department Lieutenant Robert Stocks said.
"They discovered it had struck a large tree on the side of the road," Stocks said.
The 78-year-old driver was the only person in the car at the time of the crash, according to Stocks.
Police briefly closed part of Shaker Road while emergency medical personnel evaluated him, and took him to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to police.
Police investigating the crash said it does not appear that speed, weather or substance use were factors in the accident, Stocks said.
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78-year-old Longmeadow man hospitalized after crashing into tree