Crime & Safety
Update on Air Base Parkway Accident: Officer Involved Hospitalized
The Fairfield road was closed for more than six hours Monday night.
A long portion of Air Base Parkway in Fairfield reopened Monday night more than six hours after a vehicle crash that sent a police officer to the hospital.
The female officer involved in the crash is in a hospital being treated for injuries that are not considered life-threatening, Fairfield police Sgt. Matt Thomas said.
No other injuries were reported.
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The crash involving the police officer’s patrol car, a Ford Crown Victoria, and happened around 4 p.m. on eastbound Air Base Parkway, Thomas said.
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It does not appear any other vehicles were involved, police said.
Details about what caused the crash were not available.
The eastbound lanes of the roadway were shut down for a mile-long stretch from Heath Drive to Dover Avenue until about 10:30 p.m., according to police.
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