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Kathy Reakes
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Kathy Reaks has worked as a reporter in the local news business since 1984, starting as a news clerk and working her way up. She spent 17 years at Florida Today in Melbourne, Florida as a general assignment reporter, crime reporter, entertainment reporter and restaurant critic. She worked four years at Hometown News as a general assignment reporter, then another two years at Spacecoast Daily in Cocoa Beach, Florida. She attended Eastern Florida State College in Melbourne, Florida.
10 Hospitalized Following Seven-Vehicle Route 7 Crash
Ten people were hospitalized following a seven-vehicle crash in Northern Fairfield County.
The crash took place around 5:10 p.m., Friday, Dec. 11, on southbound Route 7 in the area of Exit 11 in Brookfield.
When Brookfield firefighters, with help from the Danbury Fire Department, arrived on the scene, they found seven vehicles that had crashed into each other.
Paramedic ambulances 18-1 and 18-3 responded with Engines 4, 22, and Rescue 3 from Brookfield. Rescue 1, Engine 23, and four ambulances from the City of Danbury also responded.
Overall, 12 people were evaluated for injuries, and 10 …
Man Hit By Vehicle After Crossing Street Without Looking For Traffic In Fairfield, Police Say
A man hit by a vehicle suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries after crossing a street without allegedly checking for traffic first in the Town of Fairfield, police said.
The incident took place around 12:39 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 13, on Reef Road in Fairfield.
According to Granata, a Fairfield Police Officer was advised by a passerby that a person had just been struck by a vehicle on Reef Road just north of Veteran’s Park.
When police arrived on the scene, they found Michael Smith, 25, of Fairfield, lying on the ground in front of 783 Reef Road and was suffering from seve…
Westchester Man Causes Crash While Driving Under Influence In Fairfield County, Police Say
Fairfield County police arrested a man following a three-vehicle crash which he allegedly caused.
Paul Fagan, 50, of Port Chester, was arrested on Friday, Nov. 27, by Greenwich Police following the three-vehicle crash on North Street, said the Greenwich Police.
According to officers, when police arrived on the scene and began speaking with Fagan they allegedly could smell alcohol on his breath.
Standardized field sobriety tests were conducted, which he failed to perform to standard, police said.
Fagan was charged with following too closely and operating a motor vehicle under the inf…
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