Westport Firefighters Respodn to Fatal Accident on Merritt Parkway
Updated On: Jan 12, 2017
On January 11th 2017, a New Jersey man was killed today in a rollover in the southnound lanes of the Merritt Parkway just south of Exit 41 in Westport around 10:30 a.m., state police said. He was identified as Robert G. Bearden, 76, of Florham Park, New Jersey. Traffic was backed up as police carried out an investigation. Westport Assistant Fire Chief Mike Kronick said Bearden was the only one in the Toyota convertible which hit a tree. He said he had to be extricated by Westport and Norwalk firefighters. It was the second fatal accident in the area in less than a month. On Dec. 21, a Stamford woman was killed when her car went off the Merritt in the same area and rolled over.
