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Pedestrian Killed On High Ridge Road ID'd As 89-Year-Old Stamford Man

STAMFORD, Conn. — The man who was struck and killed late Thursday while crossing High Ridge Road has been identified as an 89-year-old neighborhood resident, the Advocate said. 

An 89-year-old Stamford man was killed late Thursday when he was hit by a car while he was crossing High Ridge Road. The man was not in a crosswalk.

An 89-year-old Stamford man was killed late Thursday when he was hit by a car while he was crossing High Ridge Road. The man was not in a crosswalk.

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Sanh Truong, of Square Acre Drive, was not in a crosswalk when he was hit by a Toyota Prius while crossing from west to east near Burger King at 11:25 p.m., the Advocate said. 

He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. He was not carrying any identification, and it took many hours for Stamford Police to identify him.

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Truong is known for maintaining beautiful gardens on his property. He also got coffee grinds from a nearby diner to cultivate his garden and collected bottles from a nearby diner, the Advocate said.

The driver of the Prius is a 65-year-old Stamford resident who stayed at the scene and was cooperating with police.

Anyone with information about the accident to call the department’s Collision Analysis & Reconstruction Squad at 203-977-4712.

Click here to read the story at the Stamford Advocate.

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