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Bridgeport News: Man Dies After Collapse/Hit By SUV

10:00PMish—7/4—#Bridgeport CT-- Bridgeport Police Chief AJ Perez said that the man who collapsed in the roadway on Barnum Avenue near Helen Street has died. Police identified him as Derek Franklin, 48 possibly collapsed from a medical condition and then was hit by a mini-van. The operator of the vehicle told investigators that she saw the good Samaritans but not the victim lying in the road. Police do not expect to charge her.

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Middletown, CT. (July 4, 2018): Troopers are busy patrolling the highways and roads in Connecticut over this 2018 July 4 th holiday period. This enforcement period started at 12:01 a.m. on 7/3/18 and will run through 11:59 p.m. on 7/8/18. Troopers are focusing on aggressive and reckless drivers, distracted drivers, speeders, seatbelt violations and intoxicated drivers. Sobriety checkpoints and targeted DUI patrols are also in place over the entire holiday period. These stats cover the time period starting at 12:01a.m. on July 3, 2018 to 4:00 p.m. on July 4, 2018: Total accidents: 103    with injury: 7    fatal: 0 DUI arrests: 12   Speeding citations: 293 Additional violation citations: 780 (to include: Unsafe Lane Change, Following Too Closely, Cellphone,…

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