Man has died after hit-and-run in Hartford: police

A man had died after he was struck by a driver in Hartford who police said left the scene Thursday night.  

Officers responded to the area of Hamilton Street, just east of Hillside Avenue, around 11:39 p.m. and found 34-year-old Omar Espinal, of Hartford, with serious injuries, police said. He had apparently been struck by a vehicle that had left the scene.

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Police said Espinal was transported to Hartford Hospital and later died at the hospital.

The Hartford Police Crime Scene Division is investigating.

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Anyone with any information about the case is asked to call the Hartford Police Department Tip Line at 860-722-TIPS (8477).