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Crime & Safety

I-95 Reopened After Crash In Fairfield

Accident in southbound lanes resulted in vehicle bursting into flames.

A motor vehicle accident on Interstate 95 Saturday afternoon blocked the southbound lanes in Fairfield between exits 24 and 23.

Reported shortly before 3:30 p.m., the accident resulted in a vehicle catching fire,  and Fairfield firefighters said an occupant went into cardiac arrest.

Fire department reports from the scene said two persons were taken to a hospital.

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