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Man Charged With Illegal Racing, Negligent Homicide In Area Crash Man Charged With Illegal Racing, Negligent Homicide In Area Crash
Man Charged With Illegal Racing, Negligent Homicide In Area Crash A 29-year-old man involved in a road race that ended with the death of his passenger has been charged with negligent homicide.  Ronald Patterson, of Bridgeport, was arrested Tuesday in connection with the April 6 crash that left his passenger, Dawaan Edwards, dead, said Stratford Police Capt. Frank Eannotti.  According to Eannotti, Patterson and Aaron Perkins, 24, of Bridgeport, were racing at a high rate of speed on Lordship Boulevard near Access Road when Patterson failed to negotiate a turn in the roadway and lost control of his vehicle.  The vehicle went off of the roadway, struck a tr…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man ID'd As Victim In Fatal Fairfield County Crash Man ID'd As Victim In Fatal Fairfield County Crash
Man ID'd As Victim In Fatal Fairfield County Crash A Bridgeport man has been identified as the victim in a one-car fatal crash on Lordship Boulevard near Access Road in Stratford. Dawaan Edwards, 20, has been identified as the passenger who was killed around 12:18 a.m. Friday, said Stratford Police Capt. Frank Eannotti. An initial investigation indicates that the vehicle, which was driving westbound on Lordship Boulevard, failed to negotiate a slight curve in the roadway, drove off the road and struck a tree near the intersection, Eannotti said. The roadway and intersection were closed during the on-scene investigation. “At this time the …

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by Kathy Reakes