Traffic & Transit
Pedestrian Killed In New Haven Crash
A pedestrian was killed when he was hit by a tow truck early Thursday morning.
NEW HAVEN, CT — Police are investigating following the death of a pedestrian in a motor vehicle accident, according to a police statement. Just after 1 a.m. Thursday, a tow truck traveling on Ella T. Grasso Boulevard struck a pedestrian at the Lamberton Street intersection. The tow truck driver remained at the scene.
An ambulance transported the adult male victim to Yale New Haven Hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
The crash remains under investigation by the NHPD Accident Reconstruction Team. Witnesses who have not yet spoken to police are asked to contact the New Haven Police Department at 203-946-6316.
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