FAIRFIELD, CT: 6 injured in crash near Sacred Heart University on Friday, 29th September 2023

Six people, including five Sacred Heart University students, suffered serious injuries in a crash near campus.

Fairfield police said a 2018 black Audi and a 2021 white Toyota Corolla had collided just after midnight Friday at the intersection of Jefferson Street and Park Avenue. Officers arrived on the scene and found the Audi on its roof.

“The black Audi was going eastbound on Jefferson Street, and the Audi appeared to hit a curb, which pushed it into the westbound lane, and the crash occurred right there on Jefferson Street,” Fairfield police Lt. Ed Nook said at a press conference Friday morning.

The families of the five students, who are all from out of state, have been notified of the crash. A university leader told News 8 that at least three of the students were able to talk to the university’s president from the hospital.

The driver of the Audi, a sophomore at Sacred Heart University, was in the car by himself, authorities said. He is currently in critical condition at St. Vincent’s Hospital.


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