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If You Were the Driver, or If You Have Information About This Accident, Darien Police Want to Talk to You

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Darien police are asking that anyone with information about an accident on High School Lane at about 2:25 p.m. last Friday, May 5, contact them to help with their investigation. The after-school accident involved a 17-year-old Darien High School girl who “suffered injuries, including scrapes and bruises” as she was crossing the street while westbound traffic was stopped or moving very slowly. “[T]he injuries to the pedestrian were not severe,” a police announcement said. As the girl walked toward the south, a vehicle believed to be a brown minivan drove west in the eastbound lane. The vehicle struck the teenager, knocking her to the ground.

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Woman Injured in Motor Vehicle Accident, Six Other Accidents in Darien Last Week

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A 56-year-old woman was injured in a traffic accident Tuesday, March 28 when she failed to grant the right of way to an oncoming vehicle and caused a collision, Darien police said. The accident, one of seven last week, took place at 4:06 p.m. at the intersection of Camp Avenue and Greenwood Avenue. The woman, a Stratford resident, received minor injuries and was taken to a hospital. She was ticketed for failure to yield while making a left turn. The other driver wasn’t injured.

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Man, 27, Hospitalized After One-Car Accident on Middlesex Road

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A 27-year-old Darien man remains in a hospital after his car left the driveway of St. Thomas More Church on Sunday, Jan. 22, then hit a fence and a utility pole a little further south on the street, Darien police said. Police gave this further information:

A witness told police that at about 4:15 p.m., the car, a white 2008 Saturn, was traveling at a high rate of speed when it left the parking lot driveway of the church at 374 Middlesex Road before turning left onto Middlesex Road. A 30-foot section of a fence was taken down when the car crashed into it.