Police UPDATE: Bridgeport Police were called to the Hollister Avenue for a preliminary report of a possible street fight. Several officers responded to the scene including K9 Officer Cetti, Officer Ribeiro,and Officer Uliano. Upon arrival,100-150 patrons were exiting a club and proceeding to their vehicles. As Officers were assisting in getting the crowd cleared out K9 Officer Cetti placed her police vehicle across the roadway with her emergency lights on so as to direct traffic North onto Logan Street from parking lots so as they was cleared out they had an easy egress from the event. As K9 Officer Cetti was directing exiting traffic a vehicle that was not adhering to the Officer’s orders sped up and struck the Officer’s vehicle pinning her between the vehicles. The responsible operator later identified as Kyle Hunt of Rosendale, NY fled onto I-95 with Officers in pursuit. The operator proceeded southbound and fled from Officers with a speed in excess of 100mph. Fairfield PD and CSP assisted BPD with the search for the vehicle when they came upon a one-car MVA on I-95 in Fairfield. The operator had struck the guardrail. As Officers approached the vehicle the operator exited without incident. A search of the vehicle turned up a handgun magazine and bullets that were located on the operator. The injured officer received serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The incident continues to be investigated. Kyle Hunt 24 years old from Rosendale, NY is charged with the following:
14-223(b) Engage Police Pursuit 1 count; 14-223(a) Disobeying Signal of officer 1 count; 14-223a Illegal Strike Traffic Officer w/MV 1 count; 14-224(b)(2) Evade Resp-Physical Injury 1 count; 14-224(b)(3) Evade Resp-injury property Damage 1 count;
53a-63 Reckless Endangerment 1st degree 2 counts. Bond set at $20,000
UPDATE: Report of a crash at exit 24 with those involved.
2020-09-06@12:04am–#Bridgeport CT–#cttraffic–#Fairfield CT–Police are in pursuit of a car on I-95 southbound near exit 26 after the car struck a Bridgeport Police car.
