Crime & Safety

68-Year-Old Killed In Hit-And-Run Crash: Reports

The man was left lying in the road, reports said.

A man was killed in a crash Saturday night, according to reports.
A man was killed in a crash Saturday night, according to reports. (Ellyn Santiago/Patch)

NEW HAVEN, CT — A New Haven man was killed Saturday night in a hit-and-run crash, according to reports.

Damaso Rosario Luna, 68, was struck and left lying in the road on Ella T. Grasso Boulevard at Plymouth Street, according to NBC CT, which reported police arrived at the scene around 10 p.m.

Luna was crossing the boulevard, going north, when he was hit by a vehicle that fled, the New Haven Register reported, adding Luna was pronounced dead on scene.

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Anyone with information about the crash can call police at 203-946-6316, or leave a tip anonymously at 1-866-888-8477 or by texting “NHPD” plus information to 274637, according to reports.

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