Dump Truck Crashes Into Ridgefield Home; Driver Cited For Multiple Violations

RIDGEFIELD, CT — A dump truck crashed into a house on Branchville Road on Wednesday afternoon after crossing an intersection and striking a guardrail, according to Ridgefield police.

Officers responded at about 1:30 p.m. Oct. 21 to the intersection of Bayberry Hill Road and Branchville Road following a report of a vehicle striking a residence.

Police said the driver, identified as Jacob Maxwell Sampson of Pulaski, New York, was traveling downhill on Bayberry Hill Road when the truck crossed the roadway and veered off the right side of the road into the front lawn of 8 Bayberry Hill Road.

The truck struck a guardrail, continued through the intersection, crossed both lanes of traffic and crashed into the house at 513 Branchville Road, according to police.

The residence was unoccupied at the time of the crash. No injuries were reported.

Police identified the vehicle as a 2014 Mack 800 GU dump truck that was towing an excavator. The truck sustained heavy damage to its passenger side, while the house sustained heavy damage to its right side.

Sampson was issued infractions for operating a commercial vehicle without a license, operating a motor vehicle without a license, failure to obey a stop sign and operating a motor vehicle with a gross weight of more than 10,000 pounds without a proper braking system, according to police.

The truck was towed from the scene.