ID Released For Teen Killed In Fairfield County Crash
A Fairfield County teen killed in a single-vehicle crash has been identified by police.
Elijah Page, age 17, of Bridgeport, was killed early Wednesday, July 14, when he lost control of his vehicle and hit a guard rail in Trumbull, authorities said.
According to Weir, Page, a graduate of Fairfield Wheeler High School, was driving a 1998 Nissan Sentra Southbound on the Exit 7 ramp from Route 8, when his vehicle did not stop before traveling through the intersection across White Plains Road, and onto Old Town Road where the vehicle struck the guard rail.
When officers arrived on the…
Fairfield County Man Critically Injured After Hit- Run Crash, Police Say
A man is in critical condition after being struck by a hit-and-run driver while crossing a busy Fairfield County roadway.
The crash took place around 7:12 p.m., Tuesday, July 6, in the 1150 block of East Main Street in Bridgeport, Sergeant Gabe Meszaros said.
During the incident, a pedestrian identified as William Rodriguez Cruz, age 61, of Bridgeport, was crossing the street when he was struck by a dark-colored SUV traveling at a high rate of speed south on East Main Street. The vehicle then continued on East Main Street evading the crash, Meszaros said.
The Bridgeport Fire Department and…
Firefighter Killed, One Critically Injured Battling CT House Blaze
A firefighter was killed and three others injured, one critically, during a house fire in Connecticut.
The blaze broke out around 1 a.m. Wednesday, May 12, in New Haven, on Valley Street, officials said.
New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker said the firefighter was killed battling the fire, and three others, who had to be rescued, were injured, including one critically.
"One firefighter is in the burn unit at Bridgeport Hospital," the Mayor said.
The other two received minor injuries.
A pair of residents were also rescued, but were not injured, Elicker said.
This is a developi…
Fairfield County Officers Under Investigation Following 'Violent' Arrest, Police Say
A police department in Fairfield County is conducting an "active administrative investigation into all actions by the officers" involved in the arrest of a man that circulated on social media.
Bridgeport Police said the Sunday, May 2, arrest of Kevin Thomas, age 34, of Bridgeport, is under review after a video surfaced of the arrest in which police had to pepper spray Thomas in order to get him in the police cruiser.
The incident began around 8:31 p.m., Sunday, when officers responded to a domestic violence call in the 50th block of Maple Street, said Scott Appleby, Bridgeport's director of…
