A body was found in a burning car after a suspected crash near a golf course in Middlefield Wednesday afternoon, according to Middlefield Assistant Fire Chief Steven Tyc.
Emergency services were called to a car fire on Miller Road at around 11.15pm on Wednesday. The Middlefield Volunteer Fire Company in partnership with the Connecticut State Police found a burning vehicle about 20 feet off the road near the Apple Nine Golf Course.
After the Middlefield Volunteer Fire Company extinguished the flames, the driver was found dead inside the vehicle, according to Tyc.
The car is believed to have been traveling south on Miller Road when it left the road and struck a tree, officials said. Tyc said there were no other occupants in the car and no witnesses to the crash.
State police are working with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to determine the identity of the victim.
The accident remains under investigation. State police are asking anyone with information about the crash to contact Troop F at 860-399-2100.
