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Fairfield County Seniors at Greater Risk of Pedestrian-Car Accident 

8/18/2014

 
The CT Post reports that in Fairfield County pedestrians that are older than 60 have a risk that is three times greater of being struck and/or killed by a car than younger Connecticut residents. These statistics come from a new analysis of federal highway accident data. 

According to the article, the analysis found that 31 of the 75 pedestrians in 14 of Fairfield County's cities and towns from 2003 to 2012 were people over the age of 60. 

Read the full article here. 



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