Car kills homeless man on Church Street
Car kills homeless man on Church Street
Saturday, October 24, 2009
A vehicle struck and killed a homeless man at the intersection of Church and Center streets Friday night. According to police, the 38-year-old man sustained life-threatening head injuries from the accident at 8:29 p.m. and was pronounced dead at 1:45 a.m.
Police did not comment further on the details of the event, saying only that the Accident Reconstruction Team is still processing evidence from the scene.
Comments
None 2 years, 7 months ago
the need for traffic reform is not just for yalies... we all need it. please!
None 2 years, 7 months ago
This is terrible - I don't know the details of this case, but how many pedestrians have to die in New Haven intersections before some kind of reforms are put in place?
None 2 years, 7 months ago
What was his name?
None 2 years, 6 months ago
Check out http://www.newhavenindependent.org/archives/2009/10/homeless_man_ki.php and the comments there, for a discussion of this situation. Please add your comments there if you believe that traffic reform is needed.
This deadly situation was documented years ago, and would never have been acceptable within a more progressive society.
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