2 Children Spared From Life-Threatening Injuries In Fairfield

FAIRFIELD, CT — Two children, aged 2 and 3, who were in car seats were spared from life-threatening injuries due to their family’s good fortune, the Fairfield Fire Department said.

While the family was traveling on Lockwood Road a ten-inch metal spike was picked up and propelled by the rotating cutting blades of a landscaper’s commercial lawn mower. The spike traveled 20 feet striking the vehicle, breaking through the rear passenger side window, and passing within inches in front of the faces of both children, the Fire Department said.

"The ten-inch spike then ricocheted off the interior glass on the opposing side, finally resting between the two children on the floor," the Fairfield Fire Department said.

Both children were evaluated for injuries by Fire-Rescue and American Medical Response personnel and found to have only minor injuries due to the shattered glass.

LT Robert Smith, commanding Engine 3, said, “that in just a matter of inches an injury may have occurred resulting in a very tragic story.”