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Woman Hospitalized After Tree Falls On Merritt In Westport, Hitting Vehicles Amid Strong Winds
Two cars were hit by a tree on the Merritt Parkway and another hit the tree as it fell in the roadway in Fairfield County amid very windy conditions.
The incident occurred in Westport around 2:50 p.m. Monday, March 11, south of Exit 42, Connecticut State Police said.
The three vehicles, a Toyota Corolla, a Toyota Sienna, and a Nissan Altima, were traveling south on the parkway in the right lane when the tree fell, hitting the top of the first two vehicles.
The third vehicle hit the tree as it fell in the roadway, state police added.
Minor injuries were reported. All three vehicles r…
Norwalk Man Nabbed For Leaving Scene Of Darien Crash, Police Say
A Fairfield County man has been charged with evading responsibility after he allegedly left the scene of a crash.
Richard Bliss, age 46, of Norwalk, was charged on Thursday, Nov. 30 after turning himself in to Darien Police on a warrant, said Sgt. Dan Skoumbros of the Darien Police.
According to Skoumbros, Bliss allegedly struck a car from behind, got out of his vehicle, and asked if the woman was okay in the car he struck in the area of Ledge Road and Noroton Avenue, then drove away.
The victim took a photo of the license plate and provided it to Darien Police.
Following his a…
New Details Released After Westchester Crash That Killed Sergeant, 53, Due To Retire In Months
New details have been released after a longtime police officer and Hudson Valley resident was killed in a multi-vehicle Westchester crash.
Yonkers Police Department Sgt. Frank Gualdino, a resident of Putnam County who lived in Mahopac, age 53, was due to retire in nine months. He leaves behind a wife and two children, ages 14 and 20.
A visitation will be held Tuesday, Dec. 6, from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Whalen & Ball Funeral Home, in Yonkers. A funeral is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 7 from 11 a.m. to noon at Sacred Heart Church on Shonnard Place in Yonkers.
The crash happened around 3:3…
Man, Woman Injured After Being Struck By Car At Intersection In Fairfield County
Two people were injured after being struck by a vehicle at a busy Fairfield County intersection in a crash involving a Hudson Valley man.
The incident took place in Stamford around 11:20 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 14 at the intersection of Bedford Street and Broad Street.
According to Sgt. Jeffrey Booth, of the Stamford Police, responding officers found two pedestrians, a man, and a woman lying on the ground injured.
The woman, a 49-year-old Norwalk resident suffered a serious head injury and was transported to Stamford Hospital, where she is currently listed in critical, but st…
One Killed After Drunk Driver Crashes Into Truck On I-84, CT State Police Say
One person was killed after a man driving drunk slammed into a stopped truck on a stretch of I-84, according to Connecticut State Police.
The three-vehicle crash happened in New Haven County at around 7:50 a.m. Friday, Mach 18 on the westbound side near Exit 16 in Southbury.
At the time of the crash, state police say two trucks were pulled over, one with a flat tire, and the other a tow truck.
Troopers identified the driver of the vehicle at fault to be Hartford County resident Kyle St. Denis, age 44, of Collinsville, who was operating a Ram, state police said. A pass…
State Police Cruiser Struck In Fairfield County Crash
State police cruisers were struck in separate Christmas Eve Day crashes in Connecticut - one in Fairfield County and the other in Middlesex County.
Just after 6 a.m. Friday, Dec. 24, a Daibeliz Taveras, age 33, from Brooklyn, New York, traveling northbound on I-95 a half-mile south of the Exit 17 off-ramp in Norwalk lost control of her 2018 Dodge Journey and struck another vehicle, before drifting and colliding with the cruiser, state police said.
The state police trooper, the driver of the Journey, and six passengers in the Journey were hospitalized with what police say were minor injuries…
