Late Wednesday night, Joseph E. Neumuller, of 15 High Rise Road, was traveling west on Stadley Rough Road, went his gray Toyota Corolla went off the right side of the roadway and hit a cluster of trees, police said.
The accident occurred just north of the intersection of Stadley Rough and Forty Acre Mountain Road at 10:42 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3, police said.
Neumuller, who was the only occupant in the car, was unconscious at the scene, police said. He was removed from the wreckage and transported to Danbury Hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said. He died of his injuries Friday.
Danbury police had reported Thursday that Neumuller had died, then retracted the report, saying he was on life support.
Anyone with information on the crash is asked to contact Officer Lance Brevard of the Traffic Division at 203-797-2156.
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