Crime & Safety
Police Received Call from Savage's Cell [UPDATE]
The entire shift of the NCPD, as well as units from Norwalk, Stamford and Wilton were involved at the scene on Ponus Ridge Rd. on Dec. 22.
UPDATE, Jan. 3, 2012
New Canaan Police said today that they received a 911 call from Michael Savage's cell phone at 10:25 p.m. on Dec. 22, 2011. The caller, who they believe was Savage, said he had just crashed on Ponus Ridge Road, according to police. The call then ended.
Police said they have yet to speak to Savage, who has not been charged, and that the investigation into the fatal accident that killed his father is ongoing.
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ORIGINAL STORY
When New Canaan Police located Michael Savage at at about 10 a.m. on the morning after, he refused to answer questions until he could contact his attorney, police said. According to Sgt. Carol Ogrinc, Public Information Officer, Savage was being treated for lacerations to his hand.
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Police do not know how Savage got to the hospital following the accident that killed James Jackson Savage, 74, of Seattle, Washington.
Police said Ponus Ridge Road was dry when they arrived at the crash scene at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Dec. 22. The car involved was identified as a 2009 Maserati Quattroporte, not a 1999 as previously reported.
"He went off the road, travelling south, just near Dan's Highway," Ogrinc said, "the car left the road, hit a mailbox, a stonewall several times. After hitting several trees, it came to rest on top of the stonewall. The passenger side took the brunt of impact."
Orginc said airbags deployed and the elder Savage, who was pronounced dead at the scene, was wearing a seatbelt. Police said dispatchers received a 911 call from a car passing the scene.
Michael Savage, 37, who police said was the driver, was not at the scene when police arrived. Units from New Canaan, Norwalk, Stamford and Wilton were involved in the search for Savage, which ended the next morning at Stamford Hospital.
Patch received an email from a woman who identified herself as a relative of the Savage family. She said, "(Michael) has always been so good to my sons and I ...Please find a way not to make people guilty before they have had a chance to talk. It's not right!"
Police said the accident is still under investigation. Accident reconstructionists are reviewing evidence and police still hope to speak with Savage before determining if any charges will be filed.
