Lyme, East Lyme & Old Lyme Had 10 Injury Crashes In October; 6 Were On Interstate 95

LYME-EAST LYME-OLD LYME, CT — A 61-year-old pedestrian was hurt on a parking lot on Flanders Road in East Lyme on Oct. 1, one of 10 crashes with injuries police reported in Lyme, East Lyme and Old Lyme last month, according to preliminary state crash data.

Nobody was killed or seriously hurt. The crashes injured 14 people: five had suspected minor injuries and nine had possible injuries, according to police reports in the Connecticut Crash Data Repository at UConn.

Last October, the data shows one injury crash in Lyme, five in East Lyme and three in Old Lyme.

The crashes

Thursday, Oct. 1, about 1:45 p.m., a parking lot on Flanders Road, East Lyme. A driver struck a 61-year-old pedestrian. Police listed a driver as driving in an inattentive, careless or erratic manner. The pedestrian had possible injuries.

Friday, Oct. 2, about 4 p.m., Interstate 95, Old Lyme. A rear-end crash. Police listed one driver as following too closely and distracted by a hand-held electronic device. One driver had possible injuries.

Saturday, Oct. 10, about 2 a.m., Interstate 95, Old Lyme. A single vehicle hit an embankment. Police listed a driver as failing to keep in the proper lane. It happened after dark. One driver had possible injuries.

Friday, Oct. 16, about 10:30 a.m., Interstate 95, East Lyme. Two vehicles collided. Police listed one driver as driving in an inattentive, careless or erratic manner. It happened in the rain. One driver had possible injuries.

Saturday, Oct. 17, about 7 p.m., Library Lane, Old Lyme. A single vehicle hit a utility pole. Police listed a driver as running off the road. It happened after dark. One driver had suspected minor injuries.

Monday, Oct. 19, about 6:45 p.m., Route 161 at Walnut Hill Road, East Lyme. Two vehicles collided at an angle. Police listed one driver as failing to yield the right of way. It happened after dark. Two people had suspected minor injuries.

Thursday, Oct. 22, about 11:45 p.m., Interstate 95, East Lyme. A rear-end crash. Police listed one driver as following too closely. It happened after dark. One passenger had possible injuries.

Friday, Oct. 23, about 3 p.m., Interstate 95, Old Lyme. A four-vehicle rear-end crash. Police listed one driver as following too closely. One driver had possible injuries.

Sunday, Oct. 25, about 5:15 p.m., Interstate 95, Old Lyme. A rear-end crash. Police listed one driver as driving in a reckless or aggressive manner. Two people were hurt: one with suspected minor injuries and one with possible injuries.

Friday, Oct. 30, about 7:30 a.m., Sill Lane, Old Lyme. A single vehicle hit a fixed object. Police listed a driver as running off the road. Three people were hurt: one with suspected minor injuries and two with possible injuries.

The pattern

Four of the 10 crashes were rear-end collisions, and in three of them police cited the trailing driver for following too closely. One was an angle crash. Three involved a single vehicle. Police listed a driver as distracted by a hand-held electronic device in one crash. Six of the 10 happened in daylight, and one in rain or other bad weather. By road: six on Interstate 95. No one has been killed in a crash in Lyme, East Lyme and Old Lyme this year, according to the data.

About the data

These figures are preliminary. Police reports for recent months are still being added to the state database, and counts often rise as they come in. Crashes that damaged only property aren't in the October figures yet, so this story covers crashes with injuries only.

Crash data from the Connecticut Crash Data Repository, University of Connecticut, as of Nov. 13, 2026.