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Bicyclist, 24, Killed After Crash With Garbage Truck Bicyclist, 24, Killed After Crash With Garbage Truck
Bicyclist, 24, Killed After Crash With Garbage Truck A 24-year-old Connecticut man was killed early Thursday morning, Oct. 17, after being hit by a garbage truck in New Haven County, authorities said.  Police responded to the crash a little after 2 a.m. at the Church Street and North Frontage Road intersection in New Haven.  Officers found the 24-year-old New Haven man with life-threatening injuries, and paramedics rushed him to Yale New Haven Hospital, where he died of his wounds. The garbage truck driver remained at the scene.  An initial investigation found that the bicyclist had come off the sidewalk and into the road when…

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by Josh Lanier
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37-Year-Old Seriously Injured After Being Hit By 2 Cars Near Intersection In Fairfield County 37-Year-Old Seriously Injured After Being Hit By 2 Cars Near Intersection In Fairfield County
37-Year-Old Seriously Injured After Being Hit By 2 Cars Near Intersection In Fairfield County 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 PD Department In Fairfield County, Cops Say Man Struck By Police Vehicle Outside Local PD Department In Fairfield County, Cops Say
Man Struck By Police Vehicle Outside Local PD Department In Fairfield County, 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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Crash Seriously Injures One In Fairfield County Crash Seriously Injures One In Fairfield County
Crash Seriously Injures One In Fairfield County 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
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Police Asking Public For Help IDing Hit-Run Driver In Fairfield County Police Asking Public For Help IDing Hit-Run Driver In Fairfield County
Police Asking Public For Help IDing Hit-Run Driver In Fairfield County Police in Fairfield County are asking the public for help identifying a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run that injured a juvenile bike rider. The crash took place on Friday, June 11 around 8:45 p.m.m when a juvenile was riding a bicycle on Taylor Avenue in Norwalk and was struck by a motorist that fled the scene, said Sgt. Sofia Gulino. Norwalk Police Department is asking for our community’s help in locating the suspect, she said. When the crash occurred, the victim was riding a bicycle, traveling north on Taylor Ave., and proceeded through the green traffic light. A vehicle…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Teen Killed In Crash Involving Two Motor Vehicles, Bicycle In Stamford Teen Killed In Crash Involving Two Motor Vehicles, Bicycle In Stamford
Teen Killed In Crash Involving Two Motor Vehicles, Bicycle In Stamford A teenager was killed in a crash involving two motor vehicles and a bicycle overnight. It happened in Stamford on Friday, Nov. 6 just before 10:30 p.m. The bicyclist, a 19-year-old Stamford resident, was riding his bicycle northbound in the area of 34 Harvard Ave. when he was struck by a 2005 Cadillac being operated by a 46-year-old Bethany resident, Stamford Police said.  The initial impact with the Cadillac caused the bicyclist to be thrown from his bicycle onto the roadway, according to police. After the initial impact, the bicyclist was then struck by a second veh…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Police ID Yale Law Student Killed In Fatal Truck Collision Police ID Yale Law Student Killed In Fatal Truck Collision
Police ID Yale Law Student Killed In Fatal Truck Collision Police have identified the bicyclist who was killed after being hit by a car on Tuesday, Oct. 6. Yale University law student Keon Ho Lim, 25, of Medford, Massachusetts, was struck by a truck while riding a bicycle in the area of South Frontage Road at York Street in New Haven around 4 p.m., according to WFSB. Lim was pronounced dead at the hospital. In addition to being a Yale student, Lim was an intern at the Office of the New York State Attorney General over the summer, according to Lim's LinkedIn profile. The driver is a 35-year-old New Haven man who pulled over and cooperated with…

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by Kristin Palpini