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Fairfield Woman, 93, Dies After Being Hit By Car

by Greg Canuel Police & Fire 10/12/12  Comment

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FAIRFIELD, Conn. – A 93-year-old Fairfield woman died after being struck by a car while walking across Fairland Drive on Thursday afternoon.

Ora Skowronski, 93, a Fairland Drive resident, was walking near her home when she was hit by a car at about 2 p.m. Thursday. Police arrived and began to perform CPR before paramedics took the woman to St. Vincent’s Hospital in Bridgeport. She was pronounced dead when she arrived at the emergency room.

The driver, a Fairfield man, was still on the scene when Fairfield Police arrived. No charges had been filed against him as of Friday morning. Police were still investigating the incident. 

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