Crime & Safety

Wilton Police Car and Volkswagen Collide on Danbury Rd

Two cars collided on Danbury Rd near Ridgefield Rd on Mon., Nov. 11 at 10:15a.m., resulting in extensive damage to both cars, according to Wilton Police.

Wendell Johnson, 71,  of Danbury was traveling south on Danbury Rd in a 2013 Volkswagen when a Wilton Police patrol car driven by Officer Michael Tyler, exited a driveway at 287 Danbury Rd, attempting to proceed northbound.

The front end of the Volkswagen struck the left side of the patrol car, according to Lt Wakeman of Wilton Police. Airbags deployed in both cars, which were damaged extensively. Emergency workers  had to cut the doors off both cars in order to extricate the drivers. Both Johnson and Tyler were both taken by ambulance to Norwalk Hospital.

The accident is under investigation by Wilton Police.
 
 


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