A 79-year-old cyclist struck by a hit-and-run motorcyclist last week has succumbed to his injuries from the crash.
The man, Julio Ruiz, was riding his bike near his Fair Haven home last Thursday a little before 4:30 p.m. when the motorcyclist crashed into him at Grand Avenue and Ferry Street, then fled the scene, according to New Haven police spokesman Capt. Anthony Duff.
Ruiz was hospitalized, and on Sunday was pronounced dead, Duff reported. Ruiz would have turned 80 this week. (Previous reports incorrectly identified him as having already turned 80 years old.)