A 67-year-old man has died after he was struck while trying to cross Route 10 in Cheshire on Thursday evening, according to police.
Police Chief Neil Dryfe said the man was crossing Route 10/South Main Street from the Dragon Buffet restaurant to get to a strip mall on the other side when a car traveling southbound hit him around 6:30 p.m.
The pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury in critical condition. He was pronounced dead at the hospital on Thursday night.
Police have not publicly identified the man by name because his family has not yet been notified of his death, police said in a new release issued this morning.
Dryfe said the car that struck him stopped immediately and the driver, Bonnie Winter, of Cheshire, has been cooperating with police.
"There aren't any crosswalks," said Cheshire resident Katie Hereld. "If you want to go across the street, especially when there are a lot of cars, it's really hard to do."
Route 10 was closed at the intersection of Mansion Road for several hours. Traffic is now getting buy, but police are still at the scene.
