Driver Hit Bicyclist in Shelton and Fled: Cops

A driver fled after hitting a bicyclist in Shelton last Friday and police are looking for the person who was behind the wheel.

Police said they received several 911 calls around 10 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 14 from people reporting that a vehicle hit a bicyclist at the intersection of Howe Avenue and Bridge Street.

The bicyclist, identified only as a 49 year old Milford man, is still receiving treatment at the hospital for the injuries.

Witnesses said a black vehicle that was traveling south on Howe Avenue hit the man, fled and went over the Derby Shelton Bridge.

The Shelton Police Department Traffic Division is asking anyone with information about the case to call police at (203) 924-1544.

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