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Wilton college student hit by car on campus
Posted on 01/27/2012
WILTON -- A Western Connecticut State University student from Wilton was struck by a car on the school's Danbury campus on Thursday and remained in fair condition at Danbury Hospital on Friday, according to police and hospital officials. Daniel Fitzpatrick, 21, was getting off a shuttle bus at approximately 5:20 p.m. on Thursday and was in the process of crossing University Boulevard when he was struck by a vehicle driven by commuter student Timothy Silva, according to WCSU police. The accident occurred near the Sand Road bus stop on University Boulevard, according to university police. Fitzpatrick, who lived on the WCSU campus, was transported to Danbury Hospital directly following the incident, and hospital spokeswoman Diane Burke said the Wilton student remained hospitalized and in fair and condition on Friday -- a condition identified as "favorable" and stable. WCSU Police Chief Neil McLaughlin said the case is still under investigation, but it doesn't appear that criminal charges will be pursued. The speed limit posted on University Boulevard in that area is 25 miles per hour, he said, and there was "no sign of speeding" in this case. The road conditions Thursday at the time of the incident were wet, McLaughlin said, and it was dark and foggy. The incident is the second in recent months that a Western Connecticut State student has struck another student. Brookfield resident Dong Lin, 19, died of injuries he received when he was struck Nov. 22 on a road near the campus. In that case, Danbury police disclosed Friday that Eugene Robinson, 22, of New Britain, has been charged with evading responsibility in a traffic incident resulting in death. Police said Robinson's vehicle struck Lin and then left the scene. Police say he contacted police several days later. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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