Man Found On I-95 After Serious 3-Car Accident In Stamford

STAMFORD/GREENWICH, CT — State Police released new details concerning a serious three-vehicle accident on Interstate 95 that closed the highway for several hours early Saturday morning.

Inmer Cruz - Ramos, 37, of Strawberry Hill Road in Stamford, incurred serious injuries in the multi-vehicle accident which occurred at 2:20 a.m., State Police said.

State Police said a Middletown man was driving a tractor-trailer in the right lane of three on I-95 Northbound prior to Exit 6.

A Volvo driven by a Bronx, New York man was traveling in the deceleration lane adjacent to the Middletown man's vehicle, State Police said.

The Acura driven by Cruz - Ramos was at an uncontrolled final rest, between the right lane and center lane, State Police said. Cruz - Ramos' vehicle was hit by the tractor-trailer, which started a chain reaction and Cruz - Ramos was found in the roadway by emergency personnel, State Police said.

He was taken to Stamford Hospital for head injuries sustained during this motor vehicle accident. State Police are investigating. The other two drivers weren't injured in the accident.

Original story:

STAMFORD/GREENWICH, CT — Interstate 95 northbound at exit 5 has reopened to traffic, according to the Greenwich 911 Dispatch Twitter account.

The stretch of roadway had been closed for several hours due to a serious accident that occurred in the early morning hours on Saturday.

95 is now open and traffic is clearing on the highway and local roads
— GreenwichCTDispatch (@GreenwichCTDisp) November 6, 2021

WTNH reported the accident involved one car and two tractor-trailers, and one person was taken to Stamford Hospital with serious injuries.

The news outlet also said The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) was called to the scene because one of the tractor-trailers was leaking diesel fuel.