Utility Truck Rollover Closes Wasserman Way (Sunday, March 8, 2026)
Sandy Hook VFR, Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps and a paramedic were dispatched at 13:42 to Wasserman Way at Nunnawauk Road after SHVFR Deputy Chief Ryan Clark and Second Engineer Bruce Clark pulled up to a rollover with possible injuries.
DC Clark reported a utility truck had rolled over and was actively leaking fluids into nearby waterways which included the Pootatuck Aquifer. DC Clark estimated 20 gallons had already leaked from the truck, which was still leaking. The truck clipped a utility pole and damaged approximately 60 feet of guardrail.
The male driver and male passenger were both able to self-extricate. One was treated for minor injuries and declined transport. The other had no injuries.
Sandy Hook Rescue 444 and Engine 441 responded with crews.
DEEP and Eversource were both notified.
Firefighters used Speedi-Dri to contain the fluids in the roadway and catch basin before it entered the waterway. They also cleared much of the large debris field filled with tools that flew off the truck during the rollover.
Wasserman Way was closed to through traffic while the scene was active.
Modzelewski’s responded with two heavy-duty wreckers to upright the utility truck. Firefighters then finished covering the spill.
Sandy Hook left the scene for DOT to fix the guardrail and DEEP to manage the spill remediation.
Sandy Hook cleared at 15:29.
