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Stamford Van Driver Charged In Pedestrian Death Stamford Van Driver Charged In Pedestrian Death
Stamford Van Driver Charged In Pedestrian Death Stamford Police have charged a work van driver with second-degree manslaughter in the death of Lynette Wagner, of Fairfield, while she was walking across Elm Street on her way to work in January. George Christiansen, 29, of Stamford, struck Wagner with his van at the corner of Elm Street and North State Street as the Henkel employee and mother of two walked to work, police said. Sgt. Andrew Gallagher, commander of the Stamford police department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Squad, said in a press release that a decision to charge Christiansen was made following a three-month inves…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hit-And-Run: Driver Charged With Injuring Pedestrian In Stamford Crosswalk Hit-And-Run: Driver Charged With Injuring Pedestrian In Stamford Crosswalk
Hit-And-Run: Driver Charged With Injuring Pedestrian In Stamford Crosswalk STAMFORD, Conn. — Thanks to quick-thinking witnesses who took photos of the fleeing car, Stamford police were able to make an arrest in a hit-and-run that left a man lying injured in a busy roadway on Saturday afternoon, according to the Stamford Advocate.  A 53-year-old man told police that he had waited for the signal as he crossed High Ridge Road near Square Acre Drive in the crosswalk, the Advocate said.   When a car came at him at a high rate of speed, he jumped back but was struck on the left side of his body and hit his head in the roadway, the Stamford Advocate said. Related story:…

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Police ID Fairfield Woman Killed In Pedestrian Accident In Stamford Police ID Fairfield Woman Killed In Pedestrian Accident In Stamford
Police ID Fairfield Woman Killed In Pedestrian Accident In Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. — Stamford police identified the woman who was struck and killed by a car as she walked to work Tuesday morning as they continued to investigate the details of what exactly happened, according to the Stamford Advocate.    Fairfield resident Lynette Wagner, 59, died of her injuries at Stamford Hospital, the Advocate said. She worked at the new Henkel corporate headquarters at 200 Elm St., near where the fatal accident occurred at 7:09 a.m. Tuesday. The 38-year-old Stamford man who was driving the 2016 Dodge Ram van that struck Wagner at North State Street and Elm Street said …

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