Stamford Man Killed In Single-Car Crash: Police

STAMFORD, CT — An 80-year-old Stamford man was killed Tuesday afternoon after the car he was driving struck a tree inside Cummings Park, according to the Stamford Police Department.

Police said speed is being investigated as a factor, as is the possibility that the man suffered a medical episode prior to the crash. The identity of the man is being withheld until next of kin can be notified.

Sgt. Jeffrey Booth of the SPD's Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Squad said the crash occurred at approximately 1:50 p.m., Tuesday.

The man was driving a 2019 Subaru eastbound through the park when he failed to negotiate a curve, Booth said. The car then sped up and drove through a small parking lot and struck a tree.

The man was taken to Stamford Hospital where he was pronounced dead from injuries sustained in the crash, Booth said. The man was the lone occupant in the car — no other damage to cars or injuries to other people were reported.

The investigation remains open. Anyone with more information on the crash is being asked to contact the SPD Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Squad at 203-977-4712.

This crash is being investigated by officers Lindsey Yanicky and Kerilyn Whitehead.