The people came from near and far to have their voices finally heard.

About 150 people gathered on the Litchfield Green Saturday afternoon to listen to survivors of and witnesses to alleged abuse by a long-time local running coach who died on Sept. 14.

Former middle school and high school runners from Litchfield came from Nashville and Boston to talk about their alleged experiences while being coached by Dave Driscoll in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

“I love coming home to Litchfield but for the last 30 years of my life, I’ve been running from the terrible things that happened to me while I was growing up here,” said Dan Bird, who graduated from Litchfield High in 1996 and came to the event from Nashville.

The event was originally scheduled at the same time as a memorial that was pla

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