1 dead, 4 others injured in Fairfield crashes

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — A series of overnight weekend road crashes has left one motorcycle driver dead and four other people injured in Fairfield.

Police say they received a call reporting a motorcycle accident on the Merritt Parkway just before the Exit 44 northbound five minutes before midnight Saturday. The injured driver was pronounced dead at St. Vincent's Hospital.

Hours earlier, a vehicle struck a pedestrian on North Benson Road, leaving the victim with serious injuries.

A bystander called 911 at 1:50 a.m. Saturday to report that a car has slammed into a tree on Congress Street. The woman who was driving the vehicle suffered serious injuries.

Police say several cars were involved in an accident on I-95 southbound between exits 18 and 19, trapping two victims inside an SUV and leaving a tractor trailer partially rolled over on the highway.