Ansonia Police seek information on minibike accident on Wakelee Avenue

ANSONIA - Police responded to the 200 block of Wakelee Avenue at about 8 p.m. Wednesday for a report of a motor vehicle accident involving a motorcycle. 

Lt. Patrick Lynch said in a written release officers found a minibike struck the rear of a minivan and the operator of the minibike had head and leg injuries. 

The injured minibike driver was identified as a 35-year-old Ansonia resident. He was transported to a local hospital where he was listed as serious but stable. 

The driver of the minivan and a passenger were not injured, Lynch said. The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to contact the police department at 203-735-1885 or anonymous tips can be left at Tip411 at the link below.

https://www.tip411.com/tips/new?alert_group_id=21553

This is a press release from Lt. Patrick Lynch.

Ansonia Police assist MTA with train vs. pedestrian accident

The Ansonia Police Department is assisting the Metropolitan Transportation Authority with a train versus pedestrian accident in the area of Division Street and Pershing Drive. 

There are no road closures at this time, however we request that motorists stay clear of the area. 

All future press releases will be done by the MTA.

This is a press release from Lt. Patrick Lynch.

Derby Police ask for public's help in locating vehicle involved in hit and run

*** PUBLIC HELP NEEDED ***

DERBY - At approximately 9:21 p.m. last night (THUR DEC 15) a pedestrian was struck by a motor vehicle on Division Street near the railroad crossing, police said in a Facebook post Friday.

The vehicle subsequently evaded the accident. Ambulance transported the victim to the hospital where he remains in critical condition.

The vehicle was likely traveling North on DivisIon Street (coming from Pershing Drive).

If there is anyone with ANY information or who may have been in that area at 9:21 p.m. we ask that you PLEASE call the Derby Police Department at (203) 735-7811.

Calls may remain confidential.

Thank you for your help.

This is shared from the Derby Police Department Facebook page.

Police: Car hits house on Platt Street in Ansonia

ANSONIA - Police are investigating a motor vehicle accident that occurred at 7:40 a.m. Friday on Platt Street, Lt. Patrick Lynch said in a release today.

Police responded to an accident where a car struck a house at 75 Platt St., across the street from the police department. 

Officers found a 2003 Hyundai Sonata drove off the road through a fence at 81 Platt St. into the front yard before coming to a rest between a cement wall and 75 Platt St.

Surveillance video from the police department showed the vehicle traveling west on Platt Street at a high rate of speed fail to stop for the stop sign at Platt, Jewett, and Elm Streets. The Hyundai then went through the fence and rolled over at least once before coming to a final rest. 

Two people occupied the Hyundai, the driver, a 35-year-old female city resident and a passenger, a 40-year-old New Haven man. Police said they were treated at a local hospital for non-life threatening injuries. 

This is from a press release from Ansonia Police Lt. Patrick Lynch.

Ansonia PD: 2 pedestrians seriously hurt in accident at Stop & Shop

ANSONIA - On Aug. 25, 2019 at 12:43 p.m., Ansonia police responded to the Stop & Shop at 100 Division St. to investigate a report of a motor vehicle versus pedestrian accident. 

The first officer on scene found two injured pedestrians; a car driving in the parking lot struck both pedestrians near the entrance to the store. 

The first pedestrian, a 51-year-old female resident of Ansonia, suffered a severe leg injury. Her leg was caught between the vehicle and a steel column causing the amputation of her leg below the knee. The female was transported to a local hospital where she is listed in serious but stable condition. 

The second pedestrian, a 60-year-old male resident of Ansonia, suffered head and facial injuries. 

He was transported to a local hospital where he is listed in stable condition. The driver of the car, Aurelia Caprio, 88, of Shelton, was treated for minor injuries.

Based on the investigation and eyewitness reports, Caprio was pulling out of a parking spot in the lot when she lost control of her car and struck both pedestrians. 

Caprio did not report any physical issues or illness as a cause of the accident and she did not report any mechanical issues with her car. Caprio’s driver’s license was seized and returned to the Department of Motor Vehicles.

This is a press release from Lt. Patrick Lynch, public information officer, Ansonia Police Department.

Driver loses control, hits ramp in front of YMCA in Ansonia

ANSONIA - The Ansonia Police Department received a complaint at about 4:17 p.m. Tuesday of a one-car accident with possible injuries at 12 State St., the YMCA. 

Police said a 71-year-old female driver, who was the sole occupant, lost control of her vehicle as it travelled from North Cliff Street onto State Street driving up onto the sidewalk and striking the concrete handicap ramp and metal railing. 

There were no pedestrians on the ramp or sidewalk at the time of the accident and the female, who did not report any injuries, was taken to a local hospital as a precaution, police said.

This is a release from the Ansonia Police Department.

'Turnback Tuesday' features 1909 trolley wreck in Seymour

Turnback Tuesday looks at this old postcard showing the trolley wreck of 1909. 
On Dec. 26, 1909, the New Haven Trolley Line, trolley No. 265, plunged down a 40-foot embankment in Seymour at Rimmon Pond. There were five passengers and two crew members traveling southbound from Waterbury to Derby. 
Unfortunately, the two crew embers did not survive the accident. The passengers were able to crawl to safety out the back end of the trolley.


Thanks as always to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing local history each week! 

Dragonfly Dash to benefit fund in memory of Ansonia child

ANSONIA - A 5K race or two-mile walk on the Hilltop to benefit the Leah Fund will step off at 6 p.m. June 1 from John C. Mead School, 75 Ford St.

Leah Rondon, 6, was tragically killed in a motor vehicle accident in August, 2015. She was about to enter first grade at Mead School.

Sign up at www.leahrondonfund.org.


*Information shared from Facebook. 

Recuperation journey: Back to Brooklyn

Happy to report our son, Cameron, who had an accident riding his bike on a beautiful Sunday in October and needed surgery to repair a broken hip, is back to his apartment in Brooklyn. 
Yesterday was the big day. 
I was happy for him but sad for me. I certainly got used to him being here. We celebrated Halloween, his birthday, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's with him at home.

I'm grateful he is much, much better after eight weeks of physical therapy at Griffin Hospital in Derby. 
I watched the whole process and the therapists who worked with him were amazing! I want to give a big shout-out to all of them, and thank them for everything. 
They gave him exercises and he followed them at home, which of course also helped hasten his recuperation journey. I hope he continues to do them. 
Cameron went from using a walker, to crutches, to one crutch, to a cane. He didn't need the cane around the house, but will need it for a while when he is out in public. 

The neighborhood where Cameron lives. Photo taken through the windshield by Ralph.

Recuperation journey: Gratitude

As I try my best to help Cameron without bothering him during the day - he can work remotely - I realize how grateful I am to now be able to do whatever he needs.

It's fortuitous that if his horrible bike accident had to happen (there must be a reason it did) it occurred after I had recovered from my kidney transplant. 

Thank goodness it didn't happen when I was in my first three critical months of recuperation. I wouldn't have been up to doing what he needs.

Next week I'll mark my six-month anniversary of the transplant. Another reason for me to be grateful.

Dueling recuperation journeys? I suppose so.

Recuperation journey: Rehab starts

On Tuesday Cameron met for the first time with a physical therapist at Griffin Hospital. 

We both thought the initial evaluation was extremely thorough. I'm so pleased he is able to have his rehabilitation from his hip surgery there. 

Small steps - literally - on his journey back to his normal self.

Recuperation journey: Heading home

It appears that son Cameron and I are going to have dueling recuperation journeys. Yikes! 

He has been in a hospital in Brooklyn since Oct. 15 when he had an accident while riding his bike, fractured his hip, and needed surgery.


Now he's learning to use a walker.
Ralph and Allegra are on their way to pick him up this afternoon. 

There's really no room for me to go along; we do have a mini-van but Ralph's wheelchair takes up a lot of space in back. 
Plus Cameron is 6'3" and needs a bit of space himself. 

Wish us luck!

Recuperation journey: Morning reflections

Expect the unexpected, Part 4:
I was busier than usual this past week which was a good thing. 
It gave me something to think about other than our Cameron in a hospital bed in Brooklyn recuperating from surgery to repair his fractured hip. 
Sadly he had an accident riding his bike last Sunday  and it has been a traumatic time for him. 
He has been practicing with a walker and will be on crutches for quite a while.

The good news is Cameron should be discharged Sunday. He will come home for a while for his own recuperation journey and have rehab locally. 
Fortunately he does most of his work remotely, so he will be able to get back to it soon.

Note to self: Don't fracture your hip, Patti. It sounds miserable. 

Recuperation journey: Expect the unexpected

Cliché yes, but so true.

On Sunday afternoon the phone rang. Caller ID showed our son Cameron's name. 
I immediately knew something was not right..he's a quiet guy and doesn't call much. We keep in touch with him through messaging.
He told me he had gotten in an accident riding his bike.

Cameron ran in the 

Griffin 5K Sept. 30.

Cam lives in Brooklyn. I think he called from the sidewalk at the accident scene, since he mentioned something about an EMT and waiting for an ambulance. It was a confusing phone call, to say the least.
A few hours later he called from the ER to tell me he had fractured his hip.
Long story short our boy called me around 1:20 a.m. to say he was out of surgery. He has pins in his hip now. I don't know all the details yet.

This morning he messaged me he had eaten breakfast and a friend would be bringing him a phone charger, so I know he's doing OK.

Cameron never got badly hurt when he was growing up; he wasn't the most active or athletic kid around..he was much more of a computer geek from a young age! 
But that geekiness has paid off for him in the workplace, I'm happy to say. We're very proud of our guy.

But today I feel so badly for him. He recently has gotten into biking and running and working on getting healthier.

Life isn't fair - to use another trite saying in this post.