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Jeep At Fairfield County Car Dealership Hit During Two-Vehicle Crash, Police Say Jeep At Fairfield County Car Dealership Hit During Two-Vehicle Crash, Police Say
Jeep At Fairfield County Car Dealership Hit During Two-Vehicle Crash, Police Say A new Jeep Grand Cherokee sitting on the lot of a Fairfield County car dealership ended up damaged during a two-vehicle crash. The incident took place around 7 a.m., Tuesday, May 4, on Danbury Road in Ridgefield when a woman was swerving to avoid another vehicle pulling into her lane of travel and ended up entering the lot of Pamby Motors and hitting the vehicle, said Captain Shawn Platt of the Ridgefield Police. The woman was treated at the scene and released.  The Jeep received "substantial damage," police said. The second driver, who pulled in front of the first vehicle, Vane…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man, 60, Killed When Motorcycle Crashes Into Sign On Route 35 Man, 60, Killed When Motorcycle Crashes Into Sign On Route 35
Man, 60, Killed When Motorcycle Crashes Into Sign On Route 35 A 60-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Northern Fairfield County. The crash happened just after 11 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 1 on a stretch of Route 35 in Ridgefield, police said. The victim, identified as John Lienhardt, 60, of Cos Cob, was traveling eastbound when his motorcycle went off the roadway, striking a road sign, Ridgefield Police said. He was then treated at the scene and transported to the Danbury Hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries.  The investigation is ongoing. 

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by Joe Lombardi