A young motorist sped across an oncoming traffic lane and off of a rain-slickened North Wilton Road early Monday afternoon, officials said.
The motorist’s car is towed away from the area of 248 North Wilton Road following a single-car accident on March 28, 2016. Credit: Michael Dinan
No one was seriously injured in the accident, which occurred around 3:30 p.m. in the area of 248 North Wilton Road, just beyond the final curve where it comes into Laurel.
Police, firefighters and EMTs with the New Canaan Volunteer Ambulance Corps responded to the scene, which halted traffic in both directions for about 20 minutes.
The Mercedes’ tire marks are visible. The driver crossed into an oncoming traffic lane at a sharp turn on North Wilton Road and steered the car along the grassy shoulder here. The accident occurred on March 28, 2016. Credit: Michael Dinan
Officials at the scene said the driver, a young man, had been heading northbound on North Wilton Road shortly after some rainfall. He appeared to veer into the oncoming traffic lane and swerved to avoid a large SUV, sending his car, a Mercedes, onto the grassy shoulder, where it continued and struck a stone wall near a cluster of large trees, officials said.
No one was transported to a hospital following the incident and it wasn’t immediately clear whether charges would be brought against the motorist.
I have seen this same type Mercedes an colored speeding down the Northbound side of Laurel Road in the oncoming lane on the curve many times.