Police have released few details about the events leading up to a fatal crash in Oxford Friday night.
The Connecticut State Police are investigating the incident and don’t plan to give any specific information until after the probe is complete, State Police spokesman Lt. J. Paul Vance said Monday.
“There’s a whole host of work that needs to be done to answer all the questions,” Vance said.
The accident occurred just before midnight Friday, after Seymour police tried to stop the 2000 Ford Mustang.
Passenger Brandon Giordano, 15, of Christian Street, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.
An autopsy Monday determined Giordano died from blunt head injury, according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. The manner of death is listed as accidental.
The driver of the car, Eric Ramirez, 19, was listed in serious condition Monday morning at Yale New Haven Hospital. Another passenger, Dion Major, a sophomore at Oxford High School whose age was not listed by police, sustained minor injuries and was treated and released.
The crash occured just before midnight, after Ramirez turned right onto Old State Road. He eventually lost control of the car, which went off the road to the right.
The car then hit an embankment and flew into the air, into a commercial building at 43 Old State Road, and came to a rest on its roof next to the structure.
Seymour Police have not said why they were trying to pull over the car.
“A case incidence report has not been completed yet,” Seymour Lt. Paul Satkowski said Monday morning. “Until that is done, no more information will be released.”
A short press release from Seymour PD is included at the end of this article.
Vance declined to give any more details.
“We’ll look at all the facts and circumstances,” Vance said. “We’ll look at where the young people were coming from, where they were headed to… the vehicle, its mechanical condition.”
Vance said the accident is a true tragedy, “and we’ll do a thorough and unbiased review.”
Vance said it could be several weeks before that review is completed. He has already talked with Seymour police officials, and will continue to do so throughout the investigation.
Members of the state police’s accident reconstruction squad are investigating the crash.
Memorial information for Brandon Giordano can be found here.
This article is a collaboration between the Valley Independent Sentinel and Oxford Patch. We are working together to bring readers a comprehensive overview of this incident.
