Crime & Safety

Norwalk Man Dies Following Car Accident in Wilton

The accident occurred on Wednesday, Dec. 26.

A 51-year-old Norwalk man succumbed to injuries he suffered in a car accident in Wilton last week, Captain John Lynch announced yesterday.

John Skehan was prounced dead on Dec. 30, four days after being involved in a car accident on Westport Road, near Downe Lane, as snow was falling last week.

According to police, Skehan allegedly drove onto Westport Road from a parking lot without yielding the right of way around 6:44 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 26. Skehan failed to yield the right of way and was hit by a vehicle driven by Matthew Fleisher, 19, of Rivergate Drive. 

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Following the accident, Skehan was taken to Norwalk Hospital in what police then described as "critical condition." 

Fleisher has not been charged in the accident, which remains under investigation.

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This death resulting from a car accident was the second such incident to happen in Wilton that week.


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