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Person Suffers Serious Injuries In Single-Vehicle Greenwich Crash Person Suffers Serious Injuries In Single-Vehicle Greenwich Crash
Person Suffers Serious Injuries In Single-Vehicle Greenwich Crash One person was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash in Fairfield County.  The collision took place in Greenwich around 9:30 p.m., Sunday, March 31 at the intersection of King Street at Glenville Street. According to Capt. John Slusarz of the Greenwich Police, first responders at the scene found an unresponsive driver inside the vehicle who was transported to an area hospital for immediate medical treatment. Preliminary investigation revealed that the vehicle was traveling north on King Street and for an unknown reason it left the roadway and struck a stone w…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
CT Man Dies Hiking In New Hampshire CT Man Dies Hiking In New Hampshire
CT Man Dies Hiking In New Hampshire A Connecticut man died after suffering an unknown medical condition while hiking. The incident happened around 12:15 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 14 in Mount Washington, New Hampshire. Officials say that the man from New Haven County, a 66-year-old Naugatuck resident, was hiking the Jewell Trail with his sons when he suddenly collapsed more than 2 miles up from the Base Station parking lot, His sons immediately started CPR and called 911, said Lieutenant Mark Ober of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. Fish and Game Conservation officers were alerted to the emergency and st…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Hero Couple: Off-Duty Cop, Nurse Help Rescue 7-Year-Old At Beach In Fairfield County Hero Couple: Off-Duty Cop, Nurse Help Rescue 7-Year-Old At Beach In Fairfield County
Hero Couple: Off-Duty Cop, Nurse Help Rescue 7-Year-Old At Beach In Fairfield County A child saved from drowning met two her of her rescuers, a hero couple from Fairfield County. The meeting happened at Stamford Hospital on Monday, Aug. 17 under far less dire circumstances.  Off-duty officer John McClafferty and his fiance, Stamford Hospital nurse Megan Donahue, were enjoying a day off on Tuesday July 2 when they spotted a lifeguard pulling 7-year-old Regina Renodo from the water, according to the Stamford Police Department. McClafferty and Donahue then immediately jumped in and started to administer aid and CPR.  "There was a commotion and many on the beach sto…

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by Christina Coulter