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The incident took place around 6:15 p.m., Monday, Jan. 22 on Whalley Avenue near Hudson Street in New Haven.
New Haven police responded to the area after a motorist called 911 and reported that he had struck a female in the roadway, said Capt. Rose Bell, of the New Haven Police.
Officers and EMTs located the woman in the roadway, unconscious and suffering from significant injuries, Bell said.
An ambulance rushed the woman to Yale-New Haven Hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Bell said the motorist told officers he did not see the woman in the roadway but felt the impact.
The New Haven Police Department’s Crash Reconstruction Team responded to the scene and is handling the case.
Investigators will be scrutinizing several witness statements and attempting to locate video surveillance systems in the area that may have captured the crash.
Anyone who witnessed this crash or who may have information valuable to the investigators is urged to call police at 203-946-6304 or through the department's anonymous tip line at 866-888-TIPS (8477).
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