Driver Accused Of Fatal Fairfield Crash Confessed, Cops Say: Report

FAIRFIELD, CT — Jairo Guadalupe Lopez-Bonilla, the 39-year-old Bridgeport man accused of negligent homicide with a motor vehicle, pleaded not guilt in court Wednesday, despite Fairfield police claiming he confessed to the crime, reported the Connecticut Post.

Lopez-Bonilla is accused of driving the vehicle that killed Hazem H. Mohamed, a 26-year-old Fairfield man, on Aug. 2.

The crash occurred at about 7:15 p.m. on Kings Highway East near Jennings Road, and Lopez-Bonilla fled the scene and was arrested later that night, after Fairfield police tracked him down.

Fairfield police said that Lopez-Bonilla said he thought Mohamed may have been injured after the crash, but he was "surprised and nervous," which led to him fleeing the scene.

The attorney representing Lopez-Bonilla, Dennis Bradley, told the Post that he is considering challenging the confession that police claim he made.

Lopez-Bonilla was additionally charged with evading responsibility causing death, and he is free after posting bond on bail of $250,000.

A judge has ordered Lopez-Bonilla not to drive, and he must turn over his passport to the court, reported News 12 Connecticut.

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