Man Fakes Being Hit By Car in Fairfield: Report

FAIRFIELD, CT — A woman called 911 in a panic Tuesday afternoon to report that she had just struck a man while backing up in the Stop & Shop parking lot, but witnesses quickly told police that the man faked being hit, according to the Fairfield Citizen.

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The man, an unidentified Trumbull resident, now faces a charge of falsely reporting an incident as police told the Citizen they are applying for an arrest warrant.

Several witnesses, including one who called 911, told police a similar report of the car stopping about a foot away from the man, who then leaped onto the car’s trunk, according to the Citizen.

Read more at the Fairfield Citizen here.