Man dies after tree limb hits car in Fairfield

FAIRFIELD — A 54-year-old man died Sunday after his car was hit by a fallen tree limb.

Fairfield Police Capt. Robert Kalamaras said the man, whose name hasn’t been released, was pulling into the driveway of his Sturges Road residence around 2 p.m. Sunday when the limb fell on top of his car. The man was taken to Norwalk Hospital, where he died from his injuries.

The death was part of the aftermath of a string of summer thunderstorms that took place Sunday. Towns throughout the region, including not just Fairfield, but also Norwalk, Westport, Darien and others were hit with multiple power outages, fallen tree branches and limbs, accidents and road closures.

Though the death on Sturges Road was the most serious incident that happened as a result of the storm, Kalamaras said there were multiple problems due to the bad weather. That includes an incident in which a tree fell down in front of Town Hall on Old Post Road and knocked down nine telephone poles. Kalamaras said car were trapped under the poles, but no one was seriously injured.

Fairfield Police even took to Twitter to warn residents to be careful in the storm’s wake.

“Several trees, wires (and) poles down in town creating hazardous conditions and power outages,” the tweet read. “As a result, our phone lines are inundated with calls & are overwhelming the phone system. Use caution (and) do not approach any downed trees, poles or wires. Call 911 in an Emergency.”

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