Land surveyor dies after being struck by car in driveway of Fairfield business
A land surveyor was killed Wednesday after he was struck by a car in a parking lot in Fairfield.
Police responded to a parking lot at 2150 Post Road at about 9:18 a.m. after receiving a 911 call about a pedestrian being struck, according to the Fairfield Police Department.
Officers who responded determined that the victim, a 59-year-old from Colchester, was a land surveyor assigned to do work in the area and was struck in the driveway of a business. He was taken in an ambulance to St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
The driver involved, a 19-year-old woman, remained at the scene and has been cooperating with police, according to police.
The Fairfield Police Department’s Crash Reconstruction Unit is investigating. Anyone with information has been asked to contact Officer Kevin Wells at 203-254-4859 or kwells@fairfieldct.org.