Driver Extricated From Under Tow Truck In Fairfield Crash: Fire Officials

FAIRFIELD, CT — Firefighters extricated two people from vehicles in a serious crash late Friday night on I-95 South in Fairfield. The accident involved a tow truck and several other vehicles and officials believe the tow truck may have been assisting a motorist on the side of the highway at the time of the accident.

At about 10:15 p.m. on June 16, the Fairfield Fire Department received a report of motor vehicle accident with injuries involving a commercial truck and several vehicles on I-95 South between Exit 19 and Exit 18. Additional information received during response indicated at least one person was trapped under a vehicle, according to officials.

Arriving fire units reported a multi-vehicle accident with one occupant trapped under a AAA tow truck and another requiring extrication from a commercial truck. (To sign up for Fairfield breaking news alerts and more, click here.)

“Fire crews from Fairfield and Westport immediately secured the scene and began the process of gaining access to and removing the two trapped occupants from in and under the vehicles,” officials said in a press release. “The condition of the individuals involved is unknown at this time.”

Initial reports indicate the tow truck may have been assisting a motorist on the side of the highway at the time of the accident, according to officials.

The cause of the accident is under investigation by Connecticut State Police.

“The Fairfield Fire Department wants to remind residents to adhere to the Move Over Law, which states ‘any operator of a motor vehicle on a highway when approaching one or more stationary emergency vehicles located on the shoulder, lane or breakdown lane of such highway shall (1) immediately reduce speed to a reasonable level below the posted speed limit, and (2) if traveling in the lane adjacent to the shoulder, lane or breakdown lane containing such emergency vehicle, move such motor vehicle over one lane, unless such movement would be unreasonable or unsafe,’” Assistant Chief Roger Caisse, the incident commander, said in a statement.

A total of four Fairfield fire units and three Westport fire units responded to the incident. The last fire unit cleared the scene at approximately 2 a.m.

Photo via the Fairfield Fire Department