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Suspect Nabbed After Woman Driving SUV Killed In Hit-Run CT Crash With Minivan

A Connecticut man allegedly involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed a 23-year-old woman has been captured by police and charged with negligent homicide.

Clarence Cross

Clarence Cross

Photo Credit: Hartford Police Department

The incident occurred in Hartford around 6:10 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 11, at the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Adelaide Street.

Sgt. Chris Mastroianni of the Hartford Police said Middlesex County resident Tonyque Davis, of the town of Portland, was driving a Jeep SUV when she was hit by a Toyota minivan that fled the scene.

Davis was found unresponsive in the overturned Jeep and was extricated by the Hartford Fire Department and transported to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead, Mastroianni said.

Detectives from the HPD Crime Scene Division responded to the scene and assumed control of the investigation. 

The investigation quickly developed a suspect operator for the Toyota minivan operator, identified as Clarence Cross, age 45, of Hartford.

He was arrested on Sunday, Aug. 11 on a warrant and charged with:

  • Negligent homicide with a motor vehicle
  • Evading responsibility involving death
  • Reckless driving
  • Driving without a license
  • Operating an unregistered vehicle
  • Driving without insurance

Cross was being held for arraignment. 

This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 

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