A man has died after a crash involving his car in Groton early Saturday morning.
The collision happened around 7:20 a.m. on Shewville Road in the city’s Mystic section.
Police say a Chevy Malibu had been traveling down the roadway when it unexpectedly crossed into the oncoming lane before leaving the road and hitting a tree.
The driver, identified as 83-year-old Alexander Lunny of Ledyard, was the only person in the car and was taken to Lawrence and Memorial Hospital where he later died.
Witnesses to the crash who have not yet spoken to police are asked to call Groton police at 860-441-6712.
