Stamford police looking at speed as possible factor in Saturday's crash
Stamford police are investigating a serious accident that sent two people to the hospital Saturday, but say they're looking at speed as a possible factor.
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Sep 22, 2020, 11:59 PM
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Updated 1,521 days ago
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Stamford police
are investigating a serious accident that sent two people to the hospital
Saturday, but say they're looking at speed as a possible factor.
They were called
to Long Ridge Road just south of Den Road in Stamford around 11:30 p.m. and
found a BMW flipped over on the side of the road.
Police say the
driver was trapped and had to be cut out of the vehicle.
News 12 is told he
was speeding north on Long Ridge when he crossed into the southbound lane, hit
a car and rolled.
The force of the
impact caused a tire to fly off and hit another car passing by.
A neighbor, who
has lived there for more than six decades, says that stretch has seen several
crashes over the years.
Neighbor Alexandra
Price says speeding is an ongoing issue on the stretch where she lives.
"Every
winter, our mailboxes get hit from people driving too fast and slipping on the
ice," Price said.
It's been the site
of several accidents over the years, including a triple fatal accident in 2005.
Alcohol played a
role in that incident, and police say they're looking into if it was a factor
in Saturday's crash as well.
Police say
speeding is a problem throughout Long Ridge Road, but they do speed enforcement
there and give out tickets every single day.
Both drivers went
to the hospital -- the driver of the BMW is said to have serious injuries.
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