UPDATES: The driver has been identified as Anthony Flint, 21. Anthony is in critical condition at Hartford Hospital. [ 4 p.m., Thurs., Feb. 16]
Anthony is a member of the class of 2009 of NWR7. [1 a.m., Fri., Feb. 17]
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We received the following AlertNOW notice at 10:49 a.m. this morning from Judy Palmer, Superintendent of Northwestern Regional # 7, regarding a serious one-car accident that occurred near the bottom of the school’s driveway – the driver was NOT a Regional # 7 student:
“Good morning,
I am writing to inform you that a non-student was involved in a serious car accident on Old New Hartford Road near the bottom of our driveway.
Life Star was called in and landed on our soccer field to take the young man to Hartford Hospital.
Again, this individual is not a student at Northwestern.
Please keep him in your thoughts.
Thank you,
Judy Palmer”
Our reporter stopped up at Regional and spoke briefly with Cheryl DePaoli, the Superintendent’s Administrative Assistant. Cheryl was only able to confirm the details in Judy’s message and that the young man was not a student at Regional # 7. The accident occurred at around 10 a.m. this morning.
The Winsted Police has confirmed that the young man involved in the one-car accident is in his early 20s and that he was driving a Chevy Impala. The car was driving along Old New Hartford Road towards the stop light at the intersection with Route 44 and just a hundred yards or so from the bottom of the Regional driveway the care had gone off the road and hit a tree. The young man was the only person in the car. He was not carrying any identification. Another driver passing by reported the accident.
Evidence our reporter noted at the accident scene showed that the young man’s clothing included a black hoodie and grey sneakers.
Anyone with any information regarding this accident is asked to call the Winsted Police at 860-379-2721.
We will update this report as soon as more information is available.
The accident site where the Chevy Impala driven by a young man went off the road close to the bottom of Regional # 7's driveway and hit a tree. He was Life Starred to Hartford Hospital
A black hood cut from a hoodie and a grey sneaker are part of the debris left at the scene of the accident. Photo; Maria Moore
