Police UPDATE:
On April 13, 2020 at approximately 2:07 am, Bridgeport Patrol Officers responded to a serious motor vehicle crash on Barnum Avenue between Helen Street and Central Avenue.
This was a single-car motor vehicle accident involving a 24-year-old Bridgeport man operating a gray 2005 Chrysler Pacifica van. There were no other passengers in the vehicle.
The vehicle was traveling eastbound on Barnum Avenue when it crossed over into the westbound lane and struck the abandoned Remington Arms Munitions Factory located at 939 Barnum Avenue. The vehicle came to a stop in the westbound lane of Barnum Avenue; sustaining heavy front end damage.
Bridgeport Fire Department responded and extricated the driver from the vehicle. The driver was transported to Bridgeport Hospital by AMR Ambulance and is listed in critical condition.
The Bridgeport Police Department Crash Reconstruction Team has responded to conduct further investigation. Anyone with additional information, related to this crash, is asked to contact the Bridgeport Police Department’s Traffic Division (Officer Aaron Rivera) at 203-576-7640.
2020-04-13@2:10am–#Bridgeport CT– One person was unconscious and trapped inside their vehicle at a crash at Barnum and Helen Street. Firefighters were called to extricate. The driver of the other vehicle fled the scene on foot.
