A 58-year-old Hamden man was struck and killed by a car early Sunday morning.
Hamden police said that Harris Tendler was crossing Dixwell Avenue near Church Street around 2:15 a.m. when he was hit. Paramedics declared Tendler dead on scene.
The driver of the vehicle that hit him, identified as 70-year-old Piercey Lane of Bridgeport, immediately stopped and called for help, police said.
The front windshield of Lane’s car was shattered during the collision and Lane was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
The crash remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Hamden Police Department Traffic Division on 203-230-4036.
