Driver Hits 2 Pedestrians

Two pedestrians went to the hospital, one with a life-threatening injury, after a driver ran into them in Hamden.

The two collisions took place Tuesday around 6 p.m., according to Hamden police spokesperson Capt. Ronald Smith.

A 28-year-old Hamden man was driving westbound on Putnam Avenue when his vehicle struck a 59-year-old Hamden man trying to cross the street, according to Smith.

The driver kept driving, and struck a 70-year-old Hamden woman who was standing in the street, Smith reported in a release. The driver remained at the scene.

The 59-year-old man suffered a life-threatening head injury,” and the 70-year-old woman, a leg injury, according to Smith. The police department’s Traffic Division in investigating the incident; anyone with information is asked to call Officer Nicholas Lovett at (203) 281‑8218.

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