'Wolverine' Sought in Pedestrian Hit-and-Run Crash

NEW HAVEN, CT- Police are searching for a man who was described as resembling a "wolverine" with "vampire teeth" who fled the scene after hitting a pedestrian with a motor vehicle.

Police and firefighters responded to Grand Avenue between Poplar and Ferry streets March 7 around 12:06 a.m.

A 54-year-old New Haven man was seriously injured while trying to cross the street, said Officer David Hartman, police spokesman.

The driver did not stop and fled west on Grand Avenue in a white Honda Accord that is thought to be close to the 1999-2000 model. It is a two-door coupe with tinted windows and likely has a damaged windshield.

Witnesses reported that the vehicle hit a tree before striking the pedestrian. One witness described the operator as a "Wolverine" with a short, stocky build and that he had "vampire teeth."

He was dressed in a white shirt, jeans and white sneakers.

The pedestrian was originally in critical condition, but has been upgraded to serious. He sustained head and body trauma including a shattered leg.

The driver will face charged related to evading the scene if he is caught. The pedestrian was not in or near a crosswalk when he was struck.