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Drunk Driver Nabbed After Striking Guard Rail, Fleeing Scene In Wilton: Police Drunk Driver Nabbed After Striking Guard Rail, Fleeing Scene In Wilton: Police
Drunk Driver Nabbed After Striking Guard Rail, Fleeing Scene In Wilton: Police A 47-year-old woman faces several charges after crashing into a guard rail in Fairfield County while drunk and driving away from the scene before eventually being caught, police announced.  The incident happened on Wednesday, Dec. 20 around 9:30 p.m., when a 1998 Chevrolet Suburban driven by Ridgefield resident Paula Carter, age 47, was traveling north on Danbury Road by the intersection with Olmstead Hill Road in Wilton and struck a guardrail, according to Wilton Police.  Carter then drove away from the scene but was soon pulled over by a Wilton patrol officer, police said. …

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Accused Of Pointing Firearm In Wilton Road-Rage Incident Caught In Ridgefield, Police Say Man Accused Of Pointing Firearm In Wilton Road-Rage Incident Caught In Ridgefield, Police Say
Man Accused Of Pointing Firearm In Wilton Road-Rage Incident Caught In Ridgefield, Police Say A driver allegedly threatened someone with a gun in a road-rage incident in Wilton then got nabbed by cops in Ridgefield, according to Wilton Police. On Friday, Aug. 16 at about 7:15 a.m., police responded to the area of Danbury Road and Mountain Road in Wilton on a report of the incident, police said. While officers were on their way to the call, dispatchers informed the officers that the alleged suspect was driving a 1996 Acura 3.5 RL and was last seen in the area of Wilridge Road, according to Wilton Police. While officers were responding to the area, dispatchers contacte…

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by Donna Christopher
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Head-On Crash Leads To Hours-Long Route 7 Closure Head-On Crash Leads To Hours-Long Route 7 Closure
Head-On Crash Leads To Hours-Long Route 7 Closure This story has been updated. A stretch of Route 7 was closed for four hours Friday morning following a serious two-vehicle head-on crash. The northbound closure occurred just north of Wilton High School between Olmstead Hill Road and Route 107/Route 57/School Street. The roadway reopened around 11 a.m. following an accident investigation. The crash occurred around 7 a.m. in New Street. Both drivers had to be extricated from their vehicles by the Georgetown Fire Department and were transported to Norwalk Hospital with injuries, Wilton Police said. A 2000…

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by Joe Lombardi