New Haven Woman Critically Injured In Car V. Pedestrian Crash

NEW HAVEN, CT — A pedestrian was struck and remains hospitalized following a crash Tuesday, according to police. Emergency crews responded to to a 911 call of a pedestrian struck motor vehicle accident on Church Street at North Frontage Road at 8:21 p.m.

The pedestrian sustained serious injuries, including head trauma. An ambulance transported the 57-year-old New Haven woman to Yale New Haven Hospital where she remains in critical but stable condition.

Prior to the wreck, the pedestrian was walking eastbound on North Frontage Road. A 61-year-old West Haven man was operating a Ford Crown Victoria and traveling southbound in the left of two southbound lanes on Church Street.

At the intersection of Church Street at North Frontage Road, the Ford driver stopped at a red traffic light. When the light turned green, the driver began to travel through the intersection.

Video footage of the intersection shows the pedestrian walking from the sidewalk into the crosswalk as the southbound traffic light is a steady green, according to police.

The front of the Ford struck the crossing pedestrian. The driver stopped in the intersection and remained on scene.

The accident remains under investigation by the NHPD Accident Reconstruction Team. For further investigation and mechanical inspection, officers impounded the Ford Crown Vic sedan.

Witnesses to the crash who have not yet spoken to police are asked to contact the New Haven Police Department at 203-946-6316.