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The incident took place in New Haven around 3 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 1 on the Sherman Parkway near West Division Street.
Officers arrived quickly and located the man in the middle of the roadway near the double yellow line. He was unconscious and suffering from significant injuries, said Capt. Rose Dell of the New Haven Police.
An ambulance rushed the pedestrian to Yale New Haven Hospital were he was pronounced dead.
Officers could not locate the involved vehicle or any witnesses to the crash, Dell said.
There may be video surveillance on a home in the area, but no one answered the knock on the door due to the late hour, police said.
The identity of the pedestrian is unknown. The man has been transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for an autopsy.
The New Haven Police Department’s Crash Reconstruction Team was activated and have completed its initial on-scene investigation.
Investigators will continue to search for witnesses and video surveillance. The investigation is expected to take some time, Dell said.
Anyone who witnessed this crash or who may have information valuable to the investigators is urged to contact police at 203-946-6304 or through the department's anonymous tip-line at 866-888-TIPS (8477).
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