Crime & Safety

Accident Closes Smith Ridge Road

Smith Ridge Road was closed for about four and half hours Sunday due to an accident involving a motorcycle and an SUV.

Just before 5 p.m. Sunday, New Canaan police officers responded to a motor vehicle accident with injuries at the intersection of Smith Ridge Road and Canoe Hill Road. The accident involved a motorcycle and a sport utility vehicle.

The operator of the motorcycle, a 55-year-old male, sustained serious injuries and was transported to Norwalk Hospital by New Canaan Volunteer Ambulance Corps. The operator of the sport utility vehicle was not injured.

Smith Ridge Road remained closed for approximately four and a half hours while officers investigated and reconstructed the accident scene. Several members from CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) assisted with traffic direction.

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The accident remains under investigation.


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