Crime & Safety

Two Crossing Guards Hit By Car In Bridgeport: Report

BREAKING: Police say the guards were dragged for at least 25 feet.

BRIDGEPORT, CT — A crossing guard suffered two broken legs after two crossing guards were hit by a car and dragged 25 feet, according to NBC Connecticut. Police said a mother who apparently blacked out at the wheel struck the crossing guards at Park and North Avenues Tuesday morning.

The mother had been dropping her child off at school. The condition of the second crossing guard, a female, was not immediately released.

Read more from NBC Connecticut here.

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