Fairfield Police Chief Gary MacNamara Injured in Three-Car Crash Tuesday Morning

Fairfield Police Chief Gary MacNamara was taken to Bridgeport Hospital for “non-life-threatening” injuries sustained in a three-car accident when his vehicle was rear-ended Tuesday morning, according to the Fairfield Citizen.

The Citizen reports that MacNamara was stopped at a traffic light at Post and Reef Roads just before 9:30 a.m. when his cruiser was hit from behind by a BMW SUV just a block away from police headquarters.

The cruiser MacNamara was in was then pushed into an occupied Volkswagen that was parked on Reef Road, according to the Citizen.

WFSB 3 is reporting that MacNamara had to be cut out of his vehicle and that the woman who struck his car allegedly told police that she was distracted.

Read the full story at the Fairfield Citizen here.

Image via WFSB 3

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