West Hartford Police Update Fatal Hit-And-Run Case

WEST HARTFORD, CT — West Hartford police said Tuesday they are continuing to investigate a fatal pedestrian hit-and-run incident on Route 44 in April. They were also "clarifying" some "misinformation" circulating about the bond in the case.

West Hartford police announced the arrest last Thursday. A day earlier, Sharon Esson, 52, of Hartford, was taken into custody on a warrant and charged with evading responsibility in a crash involving a death.

Local police said they had no influence — or say for that matter — in the initial $50,000 court-set bond being reduced to a promise to appear in court during Esson's arraignment. It's a court matter, police said.

Theories about why the bond was reduced have been tunning rampant around social media circles .

Police said no additional arrests are expected, but are still examining the case. Esson is due back in court on Aug. 5, court records show.

The incident dates back to the morning of April 10, when West Hartford police closed off a section of Route 44 after a body was found on the side of the road.

The road, known locally as Albany Avenue, was shut down between, Prospect Avenue and Whetten Road just after 7 a.m., police said. It was re-opened about two hours later.

Authorities said officers received a report from a jogger who saw what appeared to be a dead body. Police then found a deceased man, later identified as Isaac Alvarez, 19, of Hartford, a report indicates.

The West Hartford Police Department and the Hartford Police Department Intelligence Unit then identified a "suspect vehicle" as well as a "person of interest," a report indicates.