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Driver Seriously Injured In Crash Near New Canaan Intersection Driver Seriously Injured In Crash Near New Canaan Intersection
Driver Seriously Injured In Crash Near New Canaan Intersection A driver was injured after his vehicle traveled off the roadway and landed in a grassy area in a crash in Fairfield County, according to police. The crash occurred in New Canaan around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14, in the area of Smith Ridge Road and North Wilton Road. According to Lt. Marc DeFelice of the New Canaan Police, the investigation revealed the motorcycle was traveling north on Smith Ridge Road and left the roadway to a grass area at the intersection of Smith Ridge Road and North Wilton Road. DeFelice said the driver, a man, and the sole rider, was found in the grass area next …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Norwalk Woman Driving On Wrong Side Of Road In New Canaan Charged With DUI, Police Say Norwalk Woman Driving On Wrong Side Of Road In New Canaan Charged With DUI, Police Say
Norwalk Woman Driving On Wrong Side Of Road In New Canaan Charged With DUI, Police Say A woman was nabbed for alleged DUI after police say she was found driving erratically on the wrong side of the road in Fairfield County. The incident occurred in New Canaan on Tuesday, July 30, on Smith Ridge Road. According to Lt. Mark DeFelice of the New Canaan Police, Rosa Maria Hernandez Depaniagua, age 52, of Norwalk, was arrested after police received a 911 call reporting an erratic driver. When officers arrived, they found Hernandez Depaniagua driving on the wrong side of Smith Ridge Road and pulled her over, DeFelice said. "While speaking with Hernandez Depaniagua, offic…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Speeding, Swerving Driver Busted For DUI In Fairfield County, Police Say Speeding, Swerving Driver Busted For DUI In Fairfield County, Police Say
Speeding, Swerving Driver Busted For DUI In Fairfield County, Police Say A 62-year-old woman was allegedly intoxicated when she was stopped by officers speeding and swerving in and out of her lane in Fairfield County, police said. In New Canaan, an officer on patrol shortly before 9:45 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 26 reported that he saw a vehicle traveling north on Smith Ridge Road “at an unreasonable speed and failing to stay in the proper lane," according to New Canaan PD Lieutenant Jason Ferraro. During the subsequent stop, police said that it was determined the driver, New Canaan resident Mindy Tarlow was allegedly showing signs of impairment, and she was take…

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by Zak Failla
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Fairfield County Man Charged With Reckless Driving After Crash, Police Say Fairfield County Man Charged With Reckless Driving After Crash, Police Say
Fairfield County Man Charged With Reckless Driving After Crash, Police Say A 50-year-old Fairfield County man is facing charges after police said he drove recklessly and hit a parked vehicle.  At about 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 14, officers responded to a report of a two-vehicle crash in the 500 block of Smith Ridge Road, according to the New Canaan Police Department. Police said Igor Jureczko, of Shelton, had been driving a vehicle north on Smith Ridge Road, and he had swerved the vehicle within the travel lane and attempted to pass a vehicle on both sides. His vehicle was also seen following closely behind another vehicle and driving onto the shoulder and grass be…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Man Nabbed For Fairfield County Hit-Run Crash Involving Cyclist, Police Say Man Nabbed For Fairfield County Hit-Run Crash Involving Cyclist, Police Say
Man Nabbed For Fairfield County Hit-Run Crash Involving Cyclist, Police Say A Northern Westchester man turned himself in to police on a warrant after he allegedly hit a bicyclist earlier this year in Fairfield County and then fled the scene. Christopher Lynch, age 51, of South Salem, was arrested on Tuesday, July 13, and charged with improper passing and evading responsibility for the crash which took place on Wednesday, April 28 in New Canaan. According to New Canaan Police, Lynch was driving northbound on Smith Ridge Road when he struck the cyclist who was also traveling northbound. After striking the cyclist, a 56-year-old Ridgefield man, Lynch fled the scene, …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Accused Of Fleeing Scene Of Crash In Fairfield County, Police Say Man Accused Of Fleeing Scene Of Crash In Fairfield County, Police Say
Man Accused Of Fleeing Scene Of Crash In Fairfield County, Police Say A Fairfield County man has been arrested following a crash in which he struck two mailboxes and two utility police before fleeing. The crash took place around 6:30 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 1, in the area of the 200 block of Smith Ridge Road (Route 123) in New Canaan. According to New Canaan PD Lieutenant Jason Ferraro, when officers arrived on the scene they found that a vehicle has gone off the road and struck two mailboxes and two utility poles, damaging all. The vehicle was unoccupied and the driver was later identified as William O'Connell, age 31, of Trumbull.   Ferraro sa…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Searching For Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Bicyclist In Fairfield County Police Searching For Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Bicyclist In Fairfield County
Police Searching For Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Bicyclist In Fairfield County Police are on the lookout for a driver who hit a bicyclist and then fled the scene in  Fairfield County. The incident took place around 12:511 p.m., Wednesday, April 28 when a vehicle traveling northbound on Smith Ridge Road (Route 123) in New Canaan struck a cyclist who was also traveling northbound and then left the scene of the crash, said Lt. Jason Ferraro of the New Canaan Police. The cyclist, a 56-year-old Ridgefield man, suffered abrasions and other unknown injuries and was transported to Norwalk Hospital by New Canaan EMS for treatment and further evaluation, Ferraro said. Bas…

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by Kathy Reakes