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Man Charged In Connection With Fatal Hit-Run Crash In Fairfield County, Police Say Man Charged In Connection With Fatal Hit-Run Crash In Fairfield County, Police Say
Man Charged In Connection With Fatal Hit-Run Crash In Fairfield County, Police Say A Fairfield County man has been arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash that left a bicyclist dead, lying in the roadway. Stamford Police arrested a city man on Thursday, Aug. 12, who was involved in the fatal collision on Friday, Nov. 6 that left a 19-year-old dead, according to authorities. The crash took place around 10:30 p.m. when the victim, Stamford resident Michael Bajus, was riding his bicycle northbound on Harvard Avenue when he was struck by a 2005 Cadillac, throwing him off his bike and onto the roadway, Stamford PD Sgt. Jeffrey Booth. Bajus stayed on the&nb…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Track Down Suspect In Hit-Run Crash In Westport Police Track Down Suspect In Hit-Run Crash In Westport
Police Track Down Suspect In Hit-Run Crash In Westport A man involved in a hit-and-run crash in Westport early this month has now been identified and apprehended, police say. Westport Police say they arrested Elvin Mendez-Molina on Wednesday, Sept. 25 after he turned himself in at police headquarters. According to police, Mendez-Molina was involved in a hit-and-run crash on Riverside Avenue on Friday, Sept. 6 around 5:40 p.m. The victim told police that while she was stopped for traffic on Riverside Avenue, a vehicle attempted to pass her on the right side and hit her vehicle in the process, causing damage. After the crash, police say Mendez-…

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by Valerie Musson
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Woman Attempts To Evade Responsibility After Crashing Into Parked Cars In Westport, Police Say Woman Attempts To Evade Responsibility After Crashing Into Parked Cars In Westport, Police Say
Woman Attempts To Evade Responsibility After Crashing Into Parked Cars In Westport, Police Say A Fairfield County woman was arrested in Westport after allegedly attempting to leave the scene of an accident after crashing her Jeep into parked cars, police said. An officer from the Westport Police Department on patrol at approximately 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 24 came upon a disabled vehicle on Riverside Avenue that had front-end damage and was missing a front wheel. It was determined that the damage was consistent with reports of a vehicle that had struck parked cars in the area earlier that night. According to police, after initially passing the Jeep and attempting to turn around,…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Charged In Fatal Crash, CT State Police Say Man Charged In Fatal Crash, CT State Police Say
Man Charged In Fatal Crash, CT State Police Say A Connecticut man who allegedly went ping-ponging through traffic in an attempt to evade police seeking to pull him over has been arrested on a series of charges dating back to a wrong-way collision that left another motorist dead. Robert Kryzkij was attempting to elude members of the Orange Police Department on Nov. 9 last year, when he crossed over the double yellow line of Meloy Road near the intersection of Carlson Road in West Haven. While driving eastbound in the westbound lanes, Kryzkij sideswiped another vehicle, though Kryzkij was not deterred, and continued traveling east. Police…

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by Zak Failla