The driver who fled after hitting a man on the Berlin Turnpike in Meriden on Wednesday night came forward and arrived at the police station a few hours after the crash, police said.
Police have identified the man who was struck and killed on the Berlin Turnpike in Meriden on Wednesday night as 52-year-old Luis Mulero. They said his last known permanent address was in Hartford.
Mulero was trying to cross the divided highway near 1966 North Broad St. around 7:15 p.m. Wednesday when he was struck by a yellow Chevy Silverado and then by a Hyundai Tucson that was right behind the Silverado, police said.
Mulero died at the scene, police said, and they had been working to notify his family.
Police said the driver of the Chevy Silverado fled the scene after the crash while the driver of the Hyundai Tucson remained at the scene.
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Then, a few hours after the crash, the driver of the Chevy Silverado arrived at the Meriden Police Department.
The pickup has been impounded for further analysis and the investigation is open and active.
The Meriden Police Accident Reconstruction Unit is investigating. Anyone with information is asked to call Investigator William White #618 at (203) 630-6201.
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