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Woman Struck By Several Vehicles While Crossing Busy CT Roadway, Police Say Woman Struck By Several Vehicles While Crossing Busy CT Roadway, Police Say
Woman Struck By Several Vehicles While Crossing Busy CT Roadway, Police Say A 43-year-old Connecticut woman was killed after she was struck by multiple vehicles while crossing a busy roadway. The incident took place in New Haven County in Orange around 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 14 on Boston Post Road in front of McDonald's. Responding officers found the victim lying in the roadway with multiple traumatic injuries, said Assistant Chief Max Martins of the Orange Police Department. The victim, identified as Khurshida Mohamadi, age 43, of West Haven was transported by AMR ambulance to Yale New Haven Hospital where she was pronounced dead, said Martins.  The Depar…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Child Left In Car In 'Extreme Heat,' Father Arrested In Bridgeport, Police Say Child Left In Car In 'Extreme Heat,' Father Arrested In Bridgeport, Police Say
Child Left In Car In 'Extreme Heat,' Father Arrested In Bridgeport, Police Say The father of a small child allegedly left in a car in extreme heat while he shopped in Fairfield County has been charged with reckless endangerment. The incident took place in Bridgeport around 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 6 in the parking lot of the Bass Pro Shop. According to Scott Appleby, emergency management director for the City of Bridgeport, the department received a 911 call from a person reporting she and two others came upon a small child that was left in a vehicle and the child was banging on the window. The woman indicated they had to break the window to retrieve the child due …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Armed Home Invasion: Suspects On Run After Incident At Occupied Fairfield County Residence Armed Home Invasion: Suspects On Run After Incident At Occupied Fairfield County Residence
Armed Home Invasion: Suspects On Run After Incident At Occupied Fairfield County Residence Police in Fairfield County are searching for armed men who allegedly broke into an occupied home. The incident took place in Bridgeport around 9 a.m., Monday, Jan. 30 in the 600 block of Brooks Street. Bridgeport Police officers responded after receiving a 911 call of a burglary in progress, said Scott Appleby, director of Emergency Management. When officers arrived, they found a home invasion while a woman and her two children were at home by several armed men, Appleby said. Appleby said the men displayed a firearm and fled the residence with the woman's cell phone.  AMR was dispat…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hit-Run Crash: 52-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Car At Bridgeport Intersection Hit-Run Crash: 52-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Car At Bridgeport Intersection
Hit-Run Crash: 52-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Car At Bridgeport Intersection A 52-year-old Bridgeport man was hit and killed by a dark green Toyota Camry which sped away and left the victim lying in the roadway. The incident took place in Bridgeport around 10:45 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 17 at the intersection of East Main Street and Pulaski Street.  A witness to the crash told police that the pedestrian, identified as 52-year-old Rafael Davila, was bleeding from injuries sustained from the collision, and Camry drove away from the scene, said Capt. Lonnie Blackwell, of the Bridgeport Police.  Davila received medical attention from AMR, and he was…

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by Kathy Reakes
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27-Year-Old Who Stepped Out Of Car After Crash Struck, Killed By SUV On CT Roadway 27-Year-Old Who Stepped Out Of Car After Crash Struck, Killed By SUV On CT Roadway
27-Year-Old Who Stepped Out Of Car After Crash Struck, Killed By SUV On CT Roadway Connecticut State Police are seeking witnesses to a five-car crash that killed a 27-year-old Connecticut man who was struck on I-91 after getting out of his Honda Accord when it became disabled. The crash occurred in New Haven around 9:40 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2 northbound on I-91. According to state police, Thomas Mieles, of New Haven, was traveling northbound when he hit a concrete barrier causing his car to become disabled in the left lane. Immediately after Mieles crashed, two vehicles driven by a 25-year-old West Haven woman and a 47-year-old Southington woman stopped directly ahead of…

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by Kathy Reakes
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1 Dead, 2 Wounded In Fairfield County Shooting, Police Say 1 Dead, 2 Wounded In Fairfield County Shooting, Police Say
1 Dead, 2 Wounded In Fairfield County Shooting, Police Say A report of shots fired in Fairfield County led to the discovery of one person shot to death and two others with gunshot wounds. The incident took place in Bridgeport around 1:40 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 8 near the intersection of Fairfield Avenue and Broad Street. Bridgeport police and AMR medics responded to the scene where they found 29-year-old Dominique Jones, of Bridgeport, who appeared to have been shot to death, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police. Jones was found in a parking lot located at the northeast corner of the intersection, he added. A 27-year-old Bridgeport ma…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Screaming For Help Rescued From Drowning By Police Officers In Fairfield County Man Screaming For Help Rescued From Drowning By Police Officers In Fairfield County
Man Screaming For Help Rescued From Drowning By Police Officers In Fairfield County Two Fairfield County police officers came to the rescue of a man who was screaming for help and drowning after jumping into the Long Island Sound to save his dog. The incident took place in Bridgeport around 8 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 18 near the Seaside Park Bathhouse. The officers responded after the department received a 911 call of a person in the water, screaming and possibly drowning, said Scott Appleby, director of Emergency Management for the City of Bridgeport. Bridgeport Fire & Police Marine units along with AMR were dispatched including Sgt. David Neary And Officer Jason Goncalv…

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by Kathy Reakes
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One Seriously Injured In Fairfield County Car Crash Into Building, Police Say One Seriously Injured In Fairfield County Car Crash Into Building, Police Say
One Seriously Injured In Fairfield County Car Crash Into Building, Police Say One person received serious but non-life-threatening injuries after a car crashed into a Fairfield County business. The crash took place around 2:30 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 27 on Post Road (Route 1) in Fairfield. The Fairfield Fire Department arrived on the scene and found that a car had slammed into the front of an eyewear business trapping the driver, the department said.  Firefighters worked to extricate the driver of the car who sustained what is believed to be serious but non-life-threatening injuries, the driver said. The driver was transported to the hospital by AMR for treatment…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two Injured After Vehicle Crashes Into Fairfield County Building, Police Say Two Injured After Vehicle Crashes Into Fairfield County Building, Police Say
Two Injured After Vehicle Crashes Into Fairfield County Building, Police Say Two drivers in Fairfield County were taken to the hospital after a multi-car crash in which one of the vehicles crashed into a building. The crash took place around 8 p.m., Monday, Dec. 6, when police were patrolling in Bridgeport in the area of Park Avenue and Olive Street when they came upon a multiple vehicle crash with one of the vehicles into a building in the 1300 block of Park Avenue. According to Scott Appleby, the City of Bridgeport's director of Emergency Management, officers immediately rendered aid to the drivers of the vehicle as the fire department and ambulances were en route…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Five Hospitalized After Multi-Vehicle Crash In Fairfield County Five Hospitalized After Multi-Vehicle Crash In Fairfield County
Five Hospitalized After Multi-Vehicle Crash In Fairfield County At least five people were injured in Fairfield County when a person allegedly driving a stolen vehicle while under the influence slammed into other cars, authorities said. The crash took place around 7:20 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 31, on North Avenue in Bridgeport. A preliminary report indicated a person hit multiple cars with his vehicle before crashing into a tree, according to Scott Appleby, director of Emergency Management for the City of Bridgeport.  Bridgeport police officers responded and found that one of the vehicles had just been reported stolen from a gas station moments bef…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Person Struck, Killed By Vehicle In Hit-Run Crash Near Gas Station In Fairfield County Person Struck, Killed By Vehicle In Hit-Run Crash Near Gas Station In Fairfield County
Person Struck, Killed By Vehicle In Hit-Run Crash Near Gas Station In Fairfield County A person was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver while crossing a busy Fairfield County roadway. The crash took place around 9 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 10, at North Avenue and French Street in Bridgeport near the Citgo gas station. According to Sergeant Gabe Meszaros, of the Bridgeport Police, a male pedestrian was crossing North Avenue from the south side of the street when he was struck in the left travel lane by a dark unidentified vehicle.  The vehicle failed to stop and continued eastbound on North Avenue, Meszaros said.  The Bridgeport Fire Department and AMR responded to …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Five Rescued From Water After Boat Hits Rocks Off Fairfield County Coast Five Rescued From Water After Boat Hits Rocks Off Fairfield County Coast
Five Rescued From Water After Boat Hits Rocks Off Fairfield County Coast Five people aboard a boat in distress were rescued off the coast of Fairfield County. Just before 10:20 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, marine units in Bridgeport responded to the boat off the Penfield Lighthouse.  "Preliminary reports indicated that all parties were in the water due to their boat hitting the rocks," said Scott Appleby, the City of Bridgeport's Director of the Office of Emergency Management & Homeland Security/Emergency Communications. The Bridgeport Police Marine and Fire Boat were dispatched and were able to rescue the five from the water and transpor…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Person Critically Injured After Being Struck By Jeep At Intersection In Fairfield County Person Critically Injured After Being Struck By Jeep At Intersection In Fairfield County
Person Critically Injured After Being Struck By Jeep At Intersection In Fairfield County A person was critically injured after being struck by a Jeep at an intersection in Fairfield County. It happened around 8:15 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6 in Bridgeport. A pedestrian from Stratford was crossing Boston Avenue and Weber Avenue from the northeast corner heading southbound when a red Jeep Grand Cherokee was traveling westbound on Boston Avenue, driven by a man from Shelton, struck the pedestrian, Bridgeport Police Department Traffic Division Crash Investigator Sergeant Gabe Meszaros said. After striking the pedestrian the driver pulled his vehicle over and remained on …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man's Toes Crushed During Accident At Fairfield County Recycling Plant Man's Toes Crushed During Accident At Fairfield County Recycling Plant
Man's Toes Crushed During Accident At Fairfield County Recycling Plant A 52-year-old man had his toes crushed during an industrial accident in Connecticut. The incident took place around 1:340 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 18, in Fairfield County at a scrap metal recycling plant at 266 Knowlton St., in Bridgeport, said Scott Appleby, director of Emergency Management. According to Appleby, the injury occurred when a steel box was lowered to the ground, causing a crushing injury to the toes of the man's left foot   He was treated on scene by Bridgeport Fire Units and transported by AMR.   It appears this was not the forklift itself that caused the …

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by Kathy Reakes
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ID Released For Man Found Dead At High School In Fairfield County ID Released For Man Found Dead At High School In Fairfield County
ID Released For Man Found Dead At High School In Fairfield County Police have released the identity of a man who was found dead in a stairway of a Fairfield County high school. The incident happened around 3:45 p.m., Sunday, May 16, when Bridgeport Police received a call reporting the body at Bassick High School. Bridgeport Police and AMR responded to the scene and pronounced the man, now identified as Bruce Lee Gilbert, age 46, of Bridgeport, dead on-scene, said Bridgeport PD Captain Kevin Gilleran. Gilbert had been living close by at the Bridgeport Rescue Mission, according to Gilleran.  Detectives made a follow-up to the Rescue Mission and…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Body Found In Stairwell At High School In Fairfield County Body Found In Stairwell At High School In Fairfield County
Body Found In Stairwell At High School In Fairfield County The body of a man was found inside a stairwell at a Fairfield County high school. The man was found on Sunday, May 16 when a person called the Bridgeport Police Department to report they had "come across" a body in the outside stairwell of Bassick High School in Bridgeport, said Scott Appleby, director of Emergency Management. Bridgeport Police and AMR responded to the scene and pronounced the man dead on-scene, Appleby said. The body has been turned over to the Medical Examiners Office to determine a cause of death. Police did not say if they had identified the man. Anyone with further …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two Bodies Found Inside Fairfield County Home Two Bodies Found Inside Fairfield County Home
Two Bodies Found Inside Fairfield County Home Police are awaiting autopsy results after two people were found dead inside a Fairfield County home. The bodies were found around 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 30 inside the home on Calhoun Avenue, in Bridgeport, said Scott Appleby, director of emergency management for Bridgeport. When police arrived on the scene, AMR personnel pronounced both parties dead at the scene, Appleby said. Police are waiting on the autopsies to determine the cause of death. The identities of the victims have not been released.  This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fire Breaks Out At Two-Family Home In Fairfield County Fire Breaks Out At Two-Family Home In Fairfield County
Fire Breaks Out At Two-Family Home In Fairfield County Firefighters were hampered fighting a fast-moving blaze at a two-family home by heavy smoke, multiple renovations, and access restrictions, but the crew was able to save some tropical birds and fish kept inside the home in Fairfield County. The department was alerted to the fire around 9:28 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 18, when a neighbor called to report smoke coming from the home located in the Town of Fairfield at 20 Bloomfield Drive. Arriving units found a working structure fire with smoke visible from the first floor and attic eves of the building, said the Fairfield Fire Department. Th…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Firefighters Perform 'High-Risk' Rescue Of Trapped, Injured Worker In Fairfield Firefighters Perform 'High-Risk' Rescue Of Trapped, Injured Worker In Fairfield
Firefighters Perform 'High-Risk' Rescue Of Trapped, Injured Worker In Fairfield Fairfield firefighters performed a "high-risk" rescue of two tree workers trapped high above the ground. The incident took place around 2:12 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7, when the Fairfield Fire Department received a report that two tree workers were trapped in a tree behind 85 Beacon View Drive, the department said on Facebook. One of the workers had been working to remove a large limb from an adjacent tree when the limb dropped suddenly, crushing his leg and trapping it between the fallen limb and the crotch of the tree, the department said. The second worker had climbed the tree to assist hi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Person Extricated From Vehicle Following Crash Into Garage Person Extricated From Vehicle Following Crash Into Garage
Person Extricated From Vehicle Following Crash Into Garage One person had to be extricated from a vehicle that struck a garage after police responded to a call for a fire,  but instead found the crash.  Bridgeport police and fire departments responded to the incident around 2:38 p.m., Sunday, June 14, on Hillhouse Ave., in Bridgeport, said Scott Appleby, the director of emergency communications. Once on the scene, they found the vehicle had plowed into the garage instead of a fire, Appleby said. No further information was available on injuries but AMR was on-scene as well, he added. The crash is under investigation by police as wel…

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by Kathy Reakes
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One Injured During Bat Attack In Bridgeport, Police Say One Injured During Bat Attack In Bridgeport, Police Say
One Injured During Bat Attack In Bridgeport, Police Say One person was transported to a hospital after being attacked with a bat in Fairfield County. The unknown person was found around 8:20 p.m., Thursday, April 2, after AMR reported the assault by another person armed with a bat on East Main Street in Bridgeport, said Scott Appleby, director of emergency communications and emergency management. The extent of injuries was not available. The crime is under investigation. 

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by Kathy Reakes
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Drunk Man Apprehended After Assaulting Medic Inside Ambulance, Bridgeport Police Say Drunk Man Apprehended After Assaulting Medic Inside Ambulance, Bridgeport Police Say
Drunk Man Apprehended After Assaulting Medic Inside Ambulance, Bridgeport Police Say A 30-year-old man who was allegedly drunk was arrested after attacking a medic inside an ambulance, police said. Peter Ragusa, address unknown, was arrested at 8:10 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 29, by Bridgeport Police following the attack, said Scott Appleby, director of emergency management. According to Appleby, police responded to assist medics with a "very intoxicated," person who had a thumb injury and was not coopering and screaming obscenities at ambulance personnel. Once on the scene,  police talked Ragusa into going with the medics to receive medical assistance with the injury, App…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Connecticut Post Mall Launches Parent Escort Policy After Fights Break Out Connecticut Post Mall Launches Parent Escort Policy After Fights Break Out
Connecticut Post Mall Launches Parent Escort Policy After Fights Break Out The Connecticut Post Mall has instituted a parental escort policy the day after several fights broke out at the mall in Milford. Earlier report: Brawls Break Out At Westfield Trumbull, Connecticut Post Malls Under the new policy, which went into effect on Friday, Dec. 27, anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult 21 years or older while the policy is in place. A single adult may supervise up to four people under the age of 18. Anyone under the age of 21 should be prepared to show one of the following forms of identification: United States driver's license …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Murder Suspect Found Dead After Standoff With Police In Fairfield Murder Suspect Found Dead After Standoff With Police In Fairfield
Murder Suspect Found Dead After Standoff With Police In Fairfield A man out on bail for allegedly shooting his ex-wife to death and attempting to kill his stepson was found dead in a storage container after a standoff with Fairfield Police. James Taylor, 75, was found dead inside a container in the rear of his Bronson Road home Tuesday, Aug. 6, following a standoff with police that began when an alert went off on his court-ordered GPS ankle monitor, Fairfield Police said. Taylor has been on GPS monitoring since February after being charged with murder, home invasion, criminal attempt to commit murder, burglary, illegal discharge of a firearm and assault i…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect On Loose After Man Found Dead Following Bridgeport Assault Suspect On Loose After Man Found Dead Following Bridgeport Assault
Suspect On Loose After Man Found Dead Following Bridgeport Assault Police are searching for the person responsible for the murder of a Bridgeport man on Noble Avenue. Police received 911 calls regarding the assault around 8:50 p.m., Sunday, May 19, said Bridgeport Police Spokesman Terron Jones. Police were dispatched immediately to the scene of 732 Noble Ave, where the victim was assaulted, he said. Once police were on scene, AMR brought the victim to Bridgeport Hospital where he later died, Jones said. "The victim’s identity is being withheld at this time as the medical examiner conducted an autopsy this morning and concluded the cause of death to be a …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fatal Two-Vehicle Crash Closes I-91 For Hours Fatal Two-Vehicle Crash Closes I-91 For Hours
Fatal Two-Vehicle Crash Closes I-91 For Hours One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash on I-91, closing the roadway for several hours early Thursday, April 11. The crash took place around 5:13 a.m., in the area of I-91 southbound, near Exit 6, in the City of New Haven, said the Connecticut State Police. Troopers from Troop I-Bethany responded, along with personnel from AMR, the Department of Transportation and the New Haven Fire Department. AMR transported the victim to Yale-New New Haven Hospital with life-threatening injuries. They were later pronounced dead at the hospital. “As a result of the complexity of the …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Three Injured In Crash Involving SUV, Pickup Truck In Fairfield Three Injured In Crash Involving SUV, Pickup Truck In Fairfield
Three Injured In Crash Involving SUV, Pickup Truck In Fairfield Fairfield firefighters rescued three people who were injured and had to be extricated from a heavily damaged SUV and pickup truck following a two-vehicle crash on Wednesday. The crash took place around 10:20 p.m., Wednesday, April 3, in the area of 4680 Black Rock Turnpike, said Fairfield Assistant Chief George Gomola. Fairfield police PD arrived on scene and confirmed a large SUV with two victims trapped inside requiring extrication, and a large pickup truck on its side with the occupant unconscious and unresponsive. Gomola said. When firefighters arrived on the scene Lt. Jay Swindon est…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two Injured In Rollover I-95 Crash In Westport Two Injured In Rollover I-95 Crash In Westport
Two Injured In Rollover I-95 Crash In Westport Two people received injuries during a two-vehicle rollover crash on I-95 in Westport. The crash took place around 6:51 p.m. Tuesday, in Westport, closing the right southbound lane between Exits 18 and 19, said the Connecticut State Police. According to police, the crash occurred when both vehicles, were traveling southbound on I-95 when one of the vehicles veered left for an unknown reason and struck the other vehicle. The veering vehicle then rolled over and came to a final rest on its roof in the right lane, state police said.  The Westport Fire Department responded to th…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Person Trapped In Car After I-95 Crash Rescued By Westport Firefighters Person Trapped In Car After I-95 Crash Rescued By Westport Firefighters
Person Trapped In Car After I-95 Crash Rescued By Westport Firefighters Firefighters recused a crash victim using a rope system after the car fell down an embankment. The crash took place around 6 a.m. Sunday northbound on I-95 just north of Exit 18 in Westport, said the Westport Fire Department on Facebook. Arriving firefighters found a single car down an embankment and one occupant trapped inside. Firefighters extricated the occupant from the vehicle and then brought the person up the embankment utilizing a rope system, the department said. All four of the occupants that were in the car at the time of the accident were transported to a local hospital. …

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by Kathy Reakes
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One Person Hospitalized Following Fire At Two-Family Residence In Bridgeport One Person Hospitalized Following Fire At Two-Family Residence In Bridgeport
One Person Hospitalized Following Fire At Two-Family Residence In Bridgeport One person was hospitalized following a kitchen fire at a two-story, two-family residence in Bridgeport. The call for the fire came in around 10:40 a.m. Wednesday at 54 Ives Court, said Bridgeport Fire Assistant Chief Rich D'Onofrio. When firefighters arrived they found a kitchen fire on the second floor which seemed to be fueled by natural gas, the chief said. The one resident of the home was outside when the department arrived on the scene and was suffering from either smoke inhalation or a brunt throat, officials said. He was treated at the scene by AMR personnel and transported to the…

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by Kathy Reakes