Police Find Car That Left Scene After Hitting Man in Hamden: Police

Hamden police said they have located the vehicle that left the scene after hitting a 58-year-old pedestrian early Sunday morning.

Harris Tendler, 58, was crossing Dixwell Avenue near Church Street around 2:15 a.m. Sunday when he was hit and paramedics declared him dead at the scene, police said.

The first driver hit Tendler and kept going, heading north on Dixwell Avenue, police said.

Then a 70-year-old Bridgeport man hit the victim and immediately stopped and called for help, police said.

The front windshield of the second driver's car was shattered during the collision and the driver was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

Police said they were looking for a four-door light colored vehicle and have found it. 

Police are continuing to investigate and ask anyone with information to call the Hamden Police Department Traffic Division on 203-230-4036.

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