The driver who died in a car crash on Ponus Ridge Road on Friday night has been identified by police as Stephen Meszkat, 28, of Dans Highway in New Canaan.
Meszkat was driving alone in a 2011 Audi S4 four-door and headed south at about 10:40 p.m. when his car went off the road and hit a stone wall. The car came to rest in the northbound lane, just south of Rippowam Road, near 1544 Ponus Ridge Road. Meszkat was trapped in the vehicle. After being removed, he was taken to Norwalk Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Officers from the New Canaan and Wilton Accident Reconstruction Team are still investigating the crash.
The Daily New Canaan will provide more details on this accident as they become available.
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