This time, with chips.

Frito-Lay truck plows into Danielson martial arts studio
Tuesday
Posted Nov 22, 2016 at 7:36 AM
Updated Nov 22, 2016 at 2:03 PM

By John Penney
jpenney@norwichbulletin.com, (860) 857-6965



DANIELSON - A box truck slammed into a Danielson martial arts studio early Tuesday morning causing major structural damage to the building.

At approximately 4:45 a.m. firefighters responded to the Danielson Martial Arts Academy at 30 Wauregan Road after a Frito-Lay truck slammed into the front of a garage attached to the structure, South Killingly Fire Department Capt. Joseph Lee said.

“The driver was able to get out and suffered minor injuries,” he said. “But it looks like there’s heavy damage to the building, which was unoccupied.”

According to a state police report, Jewett City resident Robert Morano was driving the Frito-Lay truck south on Wauregan Road when he crossed into the northbound lane, striking a parked Ford Ranger before hitting the building. Police said Morano was taken to The William W. Backus Hospital in Norwich for evaluation.

Donald Laperle, who owns the building and the martial arts business, said he received a call at approximately 5 a.m. from his son, a local volunteer firefighter, about the crash.

"I used to have a welding business here and now use the bays to store a race car and a backhoe," he said. "By the time I got here, the driver had already been taken to the hospital."