Police have identified the 35-year-old New Haven man killed Sunday in a crash on Ella Grasso Boulevard: His name is Antonio Cruz-Ortiz.
The Independent previously, and incorrectly, reported that he had been driving a motorcycle, not a moped.
Police and an ambulance crew responded to the crash at 520 Ella T. Grasso Blvd. between Adeline Street and Printers Lane at 5:43 a.m., according to officials. Antonio-Cruz’s moped collided with a grey Nissan, whose driver remained on scene, according to police spokesperson Officer Scott Shumway.
Antonio-Cruz, who was unresponsive, was taken to Yale New Haven Hospital and subsequently succumbed to his injuries.
The Police Crash Reconstruction Team is investigating the crash. Anyone with relevant information is asked to contact police by calling 203 – 946-6316 or anonymously calling 1 – 866-888-TIPS(8477), or texting “NHPD plus your message” to 274637 (CRIMES).