State police have arrested a man in connection with an October 2017 fatal hit-and-run in Old Lyme.
Daniel Coffee, 36, of Lyme, turned himself in to troopers in Westbrook Monday morning.
Coffee is accused of hitting 19-year-old Yeison Gomez Cruz as Gomez-Cruz walked along Boston Post Road near Sill Lane in the early morning hours of October 30, 2017.
Coffee left the scene of the incident but was found a short time later, according to state police.
Gomez-Cruz was rushed to the hospital but died several days later.
Coffee is charged with misconduct with a motor vehicle, evading responsibility (death), and possession of less than 1/2 ounce of cannabis.
He was scheduled to appear in court on Monday.
