ANSONIA, Conn. — Ansonia Police are investigating a motor vehicle crash that sent a pedestrian to the hospital on Friday night.
The collision happened about 6:15 p.m., first reported at Division Street and Rufus Street, then at Division Street and Wakelee Avenue. The first officers on scene found an elderly pedestrian had been struck by a cargo van at the intersection of Division Street and Rufus Street and then dragged several hundred feet onto Seymour Avenue in Derby before the van stopped.
Lt. Patrick Lynch said that a neighbor saw the man being dragged, ran across the street, and was able to get the van's driver to stop.
The victim is being treated for severe injuries but is stable and alert, according to police.
The crash is one of at least seven pedestrian crashes in Connecticut this week, at least five of which were deadly. Another pedestrian was struck on Whalley Avenue in New Haven within minutes of the Ansonia crash. The condition of that patient has not yet been released.
"Pedestrian safety is paramount. People need to be alert to the people who are crossing the street. Pedestrians also need to be alert to what’s going on around them, but vehicles just need to slow down. Slow down and see what’s going from your left, your right, and what’s in front of you,” said Lynch.
Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to contact the police department at 203-735-1885 or anonymous tips can be left at Tip411 at this link: https://www.tip411.com/tips/new?alert_group_id=21553
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