EAST HARTFORD — A man was struck and killed by a snow plow in East Hartford during Tuesday afternoon’s blizzard.
Dispatchers were called around 3:10 p.m. to the Willow Arms Apartments on Main Street.
Police said Daniel Baerga, 83, of 446 Main Street, was hit by a plow truck as it was backing up and taken to Hartford Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Police said the driver of the plow, 47-year-old Kevin Berry of Broad Brook, is distraught about the accident and is fully cooperating with them.
Police continue to investigate what happened, but said they believe the man was outside clearing snow off his car when the plow backed into him.
The accident remains under investigation.
