Easton man charged with manslaughter in fatal hit and run in Fairfield FacebookTwitterEmail Declan P. Kot, an Easton resident, was arrested last year and charged for his alleged involvement in a fatal hit-and-run crash on Saturday, July 4, 2020.Contributed photo / Fairfield Police Department BRIDGEPORT — Charges were upgraded Thursday against an Easton volunteer firefighter accused of driving drunk and killing a woman last July 4 as she walked her dog in Fairfield. Declan Kot, 22, is now charged with second-degree manslaughter in addition to previous charges of evading responsibility in a death and tampering with evidence. The new charge is a felony with a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.