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37-Year-Old Seriously Injured After Being Hit By 2 Cars Near CT Intersection 37-Year-Old Seriously Injured After Being Hit By 2 Cars Near CT Intersection
37-Year-Old Seriously Injured After Being Hit By 2 Cars Near CT Intersection A Fairfield County resident was seriously injured after being hit by two vehicles. The incident took place in Stamford, around 7:10 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 19 in the area of East Main Street, and Lawn Avenue. According to Stamford Police Sgt. Jeffrey Booth, officers responded to a report of a bicyclist hit by a vehicle.  The bicyclist, a 37-year-old Stamford resident, suffered visible injuries during the collision that were initially thought to be non-life threatening, Booth said. The initial investigation revealed that the bicycle was being ridden westbound on East Main Street&nb…

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT High School Student Killed In Crash CT High School Student Killed In Crash
CT High School Student Killed In Crash A 15-year-old Connecticut high school student who was a police cadet was struck and killed while riding his bike. The crash happened around 3 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 20 in Hartford County, in the parking lot of a Mobile gas station in Berlin, at 2005 Berlin Turnpike. Police responded to the gas station for a report of a car striking a bicycle, said Berlin Chief of Police Matthew McNally. The victim, Chase Anderson, of Berlin, was transported to the Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain where he was pronounced dead, police said. Police say the driver remained on the scene. Ande…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Struck By Police Vehicle Outside Local CT PD Station, Cops Say Man Struck By Police Vehicle Outside Local CT PD Station, Cops Say
Man Struck By Police Vehicle Outside Local CT PD Station, Cops Say A Fairfield County man was injured after being struck by a police vehicle in front of a local department's headquarters. The incident took place in New Canaan around 9 p.m., Monday, June 27 in front of the New Canaan Police Department at 156 South Ave. The New Canaan Police vehicle was exiting the parking lot of 156 South Ave., to turn right onto South Avenue to head north, said Lt. Jason Ferraro, of the New Canaan Police. "As this vehicle was turning right out of the parking lot a bicyclist was struck by the front of the vehicle," Ferraro said. The cyclist, a 68-year-old male New Canaan …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Bicycle Versus City Truck Crash In CT Seriously Injures One Bicycle Versus City Truck Crash In CT Seriously Injures One
Bicycle Versus City Truck Crash In CT Seriously Injures One A bicyclist was seriously injured after being hit by a city-owned truck in Fairfield County. The crash took place in Greenwich around 11:45 a.m., Wednesday, April 20 on Shore Road, said Capt. Mark Zuccerella, of the Greenwich Police. The collision occurred on Shore Road near the intersection with Grass Island when the bicyclist was hit by a town of Greenwich Public Works truck, said Zuccerella. The bicyclist sustained serious injuries, he added. The Greenwich Police Traffic Reconstruction Unit responded to the collision and is investigating the incident.  The scene was cleared at ar…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Bicyclist Critically Wounded By Hit-Run Driver In CT Crash Bicyclist Critically Wounded By Hit-Run Driver In CT Crash
Bicyclist Critically Wounded By Hit-Run Driver In CT Crash A bicyclist was critically wounded after being hit by a vehicle in Connecticut. The crash took place around 5:40 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 7, in New Haven on College Street, between Grove Street and Wall Street.  Responding officers located a 79-year-old New Haven man who had been struck while riding his bicycle. American Medical Response transported the victim to Yale-New Haven Hospital where he is listed in critical condition, said Officer Scott Shumway, of the New Haven Police Department.  The New Haven Police Crash Team responded to the scene and learned that a black vehicle h…

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by Kathy Reakes