Elderly woman causes accident in Fairfield

Police say an elderly woman was trying to park her car at Dunkin' Donuts Thursday in Fairfield, when she hit the gas instead of the brake. Her car barreled onto Black Rock Turnpike, hitting a van and

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Elderly woman causes accident in Fairfield

Police say an elderly woman was trying to park her car at Dunkin' Donuts Thursday in Fairfield, when she hit the gas instead of the brake. Her car barreled onto Black Rock Turnpike, hitting a van and

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