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ID Released For 25-Year-Old Victim Of Fatal Hit-Run Involving Jeep Grand Cherokee

Kathy Reakes
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State police are the lookout for a Jeep similar to the one pictured that was involved in a fatal hit-and-run.
State police are the lookout for a Jeep similar to the one pictured that was involved in a fatal hit-and-run. Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police

State police have released the identity of the 25-year-old man struck and killed during a hit-and-run incident on Route 63.

Tony Goncalves of Derby was struck and killed around 7:30 a.m. Sunday on Route 63 near the Naugatuck-Bethany town line, said the Connecticut State Police.

Investigators are looking for a 1997 to 2001 green Jeep Grand Cherokee that fatally struck Goncalves Sunday and then fled the area.

State police said the Jeep in question would have front-end damage, including a broken or missing front headlight.

Anyone with information is asked to call Trooper Yokley at Troop 1 at 203-393-4200.

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