A car crashed through a Verizon store which was then destroyed by fire.
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FILE - In this March 23, 2019 file photo, Bridgewater Associates Chairman Ray Dalio speaks during the Economic Summit held for the China Development Forum in Beijing, China. A family spokesperson says the 42-year-old son of hedge fund founder Ray Dalio died in a car crash this week. The family spokesperson on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020 confirmed Devon Dalio s death in a Thursday afternoon crash to Hearst Connecticut Media. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File) Author: FOX61 Staff, Associated Press Published: 4:36 PM EST December 17, 2020 Updated: 4:53 PM EST December 19, 2020
GREENWICH, Conn. Devon Dalio, the 42-year-old son of hedge fund founder Ray Dalio, died in a car crash this week, a family spokesperson said Friday.
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One person was killed after a vehicle slammed into a business at a Fairfield County shopping center.
The incident took place around 3:50 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 17, at the Thruway Shopping Center located at 1233 East Putnam Ave., in Greenwich, said Captain Mark Zuccerella.
Accoding to Zuccerella, the Greenwich Police Department, Greenwich Fire Department, and Greenwich Emergency Medical Services were dispatched to the center on the report of a motor vehicle that crashed into a store in the shopping center.
A fire resulted from the collision, he said.
Police did not reveal which store had been damaged.
A preliminary investigation has revealed that the vehicle operator is dead. There are no reports of other injured parties.
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The Greenwich Police Department and the Connecticut State Police are continuing their on-scene investigation of the fatal motor vehicle collision and fire at the Thruway Shopping Center in Riverside that occurred late Thursday afternoon.
Emergency units were dispatched to the shopping center located at 1253 E. Putnam Ave. on Thursday just before 4 p.m. on a report that a car had crashed into the Verizon store.
When GPD officers arrived, the vehicle was inside the store and it was completely engulfed in smoke. Dangerous conditions prevented first responders from approaching the interior, but employees inside the store were able to escape unharmed.
UpdatedMon, Dec 21, 2020 at 5:15 pm ET
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Devon Dalio, 42, the son of Ray and Barbara Dalio, of Greenwich, was killed when his car crashed into the Verizon store in the Thruway Shopping Center around 4 p.m. Thursday, according to his family. (Submitted via the family/ Dalio Foundation)
GREENWICH, CT Devon Dalio, 42, the son of Ray and Barbara Dalio, of Greenwich, was killed when his car crashed into the Verizon store in the Thruway Shopping Center around 4 p.m. Thursday, according to his family. It is with great pain that I am sharing with you that my 42 year old son was killed in a car crash yesterday, Ray Dalio said in a statement on social media. My family and I are mourning and processing and would prefer to be incommunicado for the time being. We know that the terrible pain we are feeling has been and continues to be felt by so many others so our sympathies go out to them. May God be with you and may you cherish your blessings, especially at this time of year.
Published December 17, 2020 •
Updated on December 17, 2020 at 6:25 pm
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One person is dead after their car crashed into a store and caught fire in Greenwich Thursday afternoon, according to police.
Officials said a car crashed into a store in the Thruway Shopping Center located at 1233 East Putnam Ave. at approximately 3:50 p.m.
Preliminary investigation shows that the car operator died in the crash, according to crews. No other injuries are reported at this time.
A fire resulted from the crash.
The shopping center remains closed this time.
Crews said the crash is under investigation. No further information was immediately available.