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State May Add Manslaughter To Charges Easton Volunteer Firefighter Is Facing In Fatal Hit-Run State May Add Manslaughter To Charges Easton Volunteer Firefighter Is Facing In Fatal Hit-Run
State May Add Manslaughter To Charges Easton Volunteer Firefighter Is Facing In Fatal Hit-Run A 22-year-old volunteer firefighter and town constable accused in a fatal hit-and-run Fairfield County may face charges of manslaughter.  Declan Kot, of Easton, pleaded not guilty Wednesday, July 15, in connection with the July Fourth incident that left a 32-year-old woman dead in the Town of Fairfield. Kot has been charged with misconduct with a motor vehicle and tampering with evidence, in addition to other lesser charges. During court on Wednesday, prosecutors told the judge the state may add manslaughter charges after allegations came to light that he may have been driving under …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Charge Easton Man In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Woman, 32, In Fairfield Police Charge Easton Man In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Woman, 32, In Fairfield
Police Charge Easton Man In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Woman, 32, In Fairfield Police have charged a local man in connection to a hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a woman in Fairfield County over the July 4th weekend. Marileidy Morel Araujo, 32, of Matamoras, Pennsylvania, was killed in the crash that happened around 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 4 in the Town of Fairfield in the area of 2000 Redding Road. Araujo was visiting family in Fairfield and was walking her dog at the time of the crash, police said. Two passing motorists found the victim lying in the roadway and called 911.  Surveillance video was located from the area of Redding Road, along with se…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Police Locate Driver, Vehicle In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Woman, 32, In Fairfield Police Locate Driver, Vehicle In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Woman, 32, In Fairfield
Police Locate Driver, Vehicle In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Woman, 32, In Fairfield Police have located both the driver and vehicle in a hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a woman in Fairfield County over the July 4th weekend. Marileidy Morel Araujo, 32, of Matamoras, Pennsylvania, was killed in the crash that happened around 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 4 in the Town of Fairfield in the area of 2000 Redding Road. Surveillance video was located from the area of Redding Road, along with several other locations throughout Fairfield and Easton, which identified the suspect vehicle as a white Dodge Ram pickup truck, Fairfield Police said.  Investigators had earlier b…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
ID Released For Woman Struck, Killed By Jeep In Fairfield Hit-Run Crash ID Released For Woman Struck, Killed By Jeep In Fairfield Hit-Run Crash
ID Released For Woman Struck, Killed By Jeep In Fairfield Hit-Run Crash A woman in the area for the holiday weekend was killed in a hit-and-run crash in the Town of Fairfield and police are requesting the public's help in locating the vehicle and driver. Marileidy Morel Araujo, 32, of Matamoras, Pennsylvania, has been identified by police as the victim of the crash that happened around 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 4 in the area of 2000 Redding Road. The vehicle is believed to be a dark green Jeep Wrangler with possible damage to the front right side, police said. A clear marker lens was recovered at the scene from the striking vehicle. Any resident…

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by Joe Lombardi