Fairfield, CT - On Wednesday, October 11, at 7:13am, The Fairfield County Regional Dispatch Center received a 911 call reporting that a pedestrian had been struck by a garbage truck (United Carting) in the area of Campfield Drive at Bloomfield Drive in Fairfield.
Emergency personnel located the 28-year-old victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene. The State Medical Examiners personnel took the victim from the scene. OSHA also arrived on the scene to investigate. The operator of the garbage truck has not been charged at this time.
The Fairfield Police Crash Reconstruction Unit is actively investigating this incident.
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