Six hurt in crash on College and Crown streets

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Updated 1:32 a.m. A bad check turned into a bad accident downtown on Tuesday afternoon. A suspect driving an SUV crashed into a Hyundai at the corner of Crown and College streets at 2:33 p.m. At the time of the crash, the suspect was fleeing Sovereign Bank after trying to pass a bad check, according to the New Haven Police Department. Six people were transported to the hospital, and the police said at least some of them sustained serious injuries.