Car Crash Closes Route 1; Knocks out Power to Area
A single motor vehicle accident was reported around 9:30 PM directly in front of Westport Fire Department Headquarters. A utility pole was involved, shutting down power to the immediate area while Eversource crews responded to the area. Post Road East, between Hillspoint Road and Compo Roads, was shut down while crews worked at the scene to restore power and remove the vehicle.
No word on injuries or what caused the accident.
The road was reopened shortly after 11:00 PM.
Route 1 Accident Slows Morning Commute at Roseville Road
A car accident this morning at the intersection of Post Road East and Roseville Road slowed the morning commute as responders made their way to the scene for evaluation of the collision.
No word on what caused the accident or if there are any injuries.
Parkway Traffic Slowed after Afternoon Accident
A 2:30 accident on the Merritt Parkway between exits 42 and 44 slowed northbound traffic this afternoon. No word on injuries or the cause of the accident. Traffic was crawling from Norwalk through Fairfield.
Police Chase, followed by Two Separate Car Accidents, Slow I-95 Saturday Night
Just after 11:00 PM Saturday night, a police pursuit involving Bridgeport and Connecticut State Police passed through Westport on I-95 southbound. Shortly thereafter, the vehicle being pursued - a white Nissan Maxima driven by suspects in a Bridgeport shots fired call - switched directions and got back onto I-95 northbound, passing through Westport again, until the chase ended in the Town of Fairfield at Exit 25 just after 11:00 PM Saturday night. Doingitlocal.com reported from the scene that several were in custody.
At around 11:45 PM, first responders were dispatched to I-95 Northbound between exits 17 and 18 for the report of the multiple vehicle accident with injuries (pictured above from the Hales Road overpass).
10 minutes later, While responders were on-scene at the first accident, a second car accident was reported just over one mile down the highway, between exits 18 and 19.
Both accidents were not connected to each other, or to the car chase a short time earlier. However, all three events wreaked havoc on the late night traffic - which was at a standstill due to the pictured car accident that brought the highway down to a single lane.
There is no word on injuries from either accident.