Driver Hits Police Car While Trying To Flee Cops: Fairfield PD

FAIRFIELD, CT — A driver attempting to flee law enforcement struck a police vehicle instead, according to Fairfield officials.

The incident occurred about 10 p.m. Sunday, after a disabled vehicle was reported on Stratfield Road, Capt. Robert Kalamaras said in an email. Police found a black Chevy Impala in the eastbound lane of Stratfield Road at Brooklawn Parkway, according to Kalamaras, who said officers saw the driver slumped over inside the car with a bottle of liquor in his lap and his left knuckles cut up and bloody.

The Impala’s doors were locked, the gear shift was in drive and the driver’s foot was on the gas pedal, Kalamaras said. Police put a patrol vehicle in front of the Impala and woke the driver, who tried to flee, but hit a law enforcement vehicle, according to Kalamaras.

When the driver refused demands from police that he exit the Impala, officers broke the window and used a Taser on the driver, who was then taken to a hospital, Kalamaras said.