Milford

Stray tire slams into car on I-95 in Milford

Milford Fire

A woman was seriously injured after a tire slammed into her car on Interstate 95 in Milford Tuesday morning, according to fire officials.

It happened around 8:30 a.m. as the woman drove on I-95 North.

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Fire officials said a tire came off a vehicle in the southbound lanes of I-95, hopped over the median, and struck the woman's car head on.

The woman suffered traumatic injuries and was taken to the hospital.

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An image from Milford firefighters showed the hood an windshield of the car was crushed in by the tire.

State police are investigating the incident.

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