Driver Killed In Crash Had Fled Earlier Hit-And-Run Scene: Wilton PD

WILTON, CT — A 28-year-old Georgia resident, Amir Maalyjah Goodall-Reid, was killed when his vehicle struck a tree, police said Thursday.

At 7:53 p.m. Wednesday, police received a call from a complainant who was following a gray SUV that had struck their vehicle on the Merritt Parkway and had evaded the scene of the accident, police said.

The evading vehicle was reported to be traveling northbound on Danbury Road, near the intersection with Sharp Hill Road, and driving in the opposite lane of traffic, police said.

Police saw the vehicle as it approached the intersection with Old Highway and activated their emergency lights and sirens in an attempt to stop it, police said. A plate was obtained, however the vehicle failed to stop at the officers’ signals and continued on, at a very low rate of speed, around 10 mph, police said. The vehicle was also observed to be missing one of its wheels, likely due to the damage from the accident it evaded, police added.

At 7:59 p.m., as the vehicle approached the intersection with Pimpewaug Road, it increased its speed, appearing to engage the officers in a pursuit, at which point the decision was made to not pursue it, police said. Officers shut their lights and sirens off and turned around, police said. Ridgefield and Redding jurisdictions were notified.

At 8:03 p.m., officers responded to a report of a crash on Rt 7/Danbury Road, in front of Four Seasons Racquet Club, police said. Upon arrival, officers found the vehicle that had originally evaded the scene of an accident on the Merritt Parkway, police said. The driver, and only occupant of the vehicle, had suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced by Medic at 8:19 p.m.

The driver was identified as Goodall-Reid through his driver license, which showed an address in Georgia. No other vehicles or people were involved in the crash.

The Wilton PD Accident Reconstruction Team is currently investigating the accident. If you have any information, please contact Lieutenant Anna Tornello of the Wilton Police Department at (203) 834-6260.