Crime & Safety
Pedestrian Struck By Hit-And-Run Driver, Norwalk Police Ask For Your Help
Police have released new details regarding the hit-and-run crash.
NORWALK, CT — Police are asking for help in identifying the hit-and-run driver involved in a pedestrian crash.
At 10:09 p.m. Tuesday, a pedestrian was struck by a motor vehicle near the intersection of Main Street and Plymouth Avenue.
The victim, an adult male, sustained serious, life-threatening injuries as a result of the collision, police said. The operator of the vehicle fled the scene immediately after the collision and made no attempt to stop or check on the victim’s condition, police said.
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The victim was left on the side of the road, bleeding, police added.
Investigators have determined that the suspect vehicle is a blue Subaru Forester, model years 2009 to 2013. The vehicle was last observed traveling northbound on Main Avenue, police said.
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The vehicle sustained front passenger-side damage, including damage to the front passenger-side headlight assembly, and is missing the passenger-side mirror, police said. Investigators also believe the vehicle does not have tinted windows on any of its side or rear windows, police added.
The Accident Reconstruction Team is actively investigating this incident and seeking the public’s help in locating the vehicle and identifying its operator.
Attached are still shots of the suspect vehicle, along with an image that investigators believe resembles the vehicle.
Anyone with information about this accident is urged to contact Officer Equi of the Accident Reconstruction Team at 203-854-3005 or by email at TEqui@norwalkct.gov.
All information received will be investigated. Information can also be shared anonymously through one of the three methods below:- Norwalk Police Tip Line: 203-854-3111- Anonymous Internet tips can be sent to the Norwalk Police website at: www.norwalkpd.com- Anonymous text tips can be submitted by typing “NORWALKPD” into the text field, followed by the message, and sending it to TIP411 (847411)
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