WILTON — A local woman was injured Monday morning when her car was rear-ended by an SUV on Route 2.
Dejanine Stirling, 56, of Wilton told officer Brian Lynch glare from the sun affected her vision before the 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe she was driving struck the back of a 2007 Ford Focus driven by Nicole Adams, 28, of Wilton, Police Chief Heidi Wilcox said.
Adams was taken by a NorthStar EMS ambulance to Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington.
Stirling declined medical treatment, Wilcox said.
Wilton Fire Rescue Department responded to the crash, which was reported at 10:57 a.m.
Firefighters controlled traffic, which was restricted to one lane.
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