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Darien Police Patrol Car in Accident with Another Vehicle, Two Taken to Hospital

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A Darien police officer was driving a patrol car on Noroton Avenue at its intersection with Ledge Road when his car collided with another vehicle. Both drivers were taken to Stamford Hospital, although no injuries were reported. Darien police gave this account of the accident:
On Friday Dec. 23, 2016 at approximately 2:14 a.m., a Darien Police Officer was involved in a two car motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Noroton Avenue and Ledge Road. The officer was south bound on Noroton Avenue in a marked patrol unit, en route to a report of vandalism in the area.

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Falling Tree Limb Hits Two Cars on Post Road, Sends One Driver to Hospital

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A large tree limb falling on the Post Road shortly before 1 p.m. last Monday, Nov. 21, hit cars headed in both directions and resulted in one of the drivers being taken by ambulance to Stamford Hospital, police said. The incident on the windy day occurred near the Post Road’s intersection with Hedge Row, not far west of Hindley School. The limb damaged the roof and left front door of a passing 2016 Honda Civic driven by a 36-year-old Stamford woman, who had been driving east on the road. The woman told police she had back pain and was taken by Darien EMS-Post 53 to Stamford Hospital.

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Crashing the Car Was Only the Beginning of This Man’s Troubles

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According to police, a 33-year-old Stratford man at about 3 p.m. on Dec. 13:

— was driving erratically on Mansfield Avenue,
— while he was intoxicated, and
— crashed a car belonging to his brother,
— left the accident scene (where the car started burning and was destroyed), and then
— went into a nearby house through an open garage, then was told to leave by the homeowner. Police said the family of the man told them that he has an emotional health condition. No injuries resulted from the incident. Darien police described the incident with this account (with accusations not proven in court):

Just before the accident, two witnesses told police that the man was driving erratically on Mansfield Avenue, traveling north.