Man Dies After Crashing Into Parking Garage Support Column in Stamford

A man has died after crashing into a support column of a parking garage in Stamford on Friday night.

Investigators said 47-year-old Hector Ricardo Rivera-Salazar, of Stamford, was driving northbound on Houston Terrace around 11:45 p.m.

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At one point, his vehicle went across all lanes of traffic on East Main Street and entered a property before hitting a support column for a parking garage. The vehicle was extremely damaged in the crash.

According to police, Rivera-Salazar was the only person in the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.

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The crash is being investigated by Stamford Police Department's Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Squad. It remains open and ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call (203) 977-4712.