One person is under arrest following a hit-and-run crash that killed a man in East Hartford on Friday, police said.
Officers were dispatched to a report of a crash near the intersection of Long Hill Drive and Burnside Avenue around 7:37 p.m. on Friday, according to Officer Marc Caruso of the East Hartford Police Department.
Arriving officers found an adult man who was seriously injured and learned that the suspected vehicle left the scene, Caruso said.
The East Hartford Fire Department arrived on the scene, and the man was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to Caruso.
The intersection was shut down until around 1 a.m. as the Metro Regional Crash Team conducted the ongoing investigation. A short time later, investigators located the suspect vehicle, a 2001 grey Buick, along with the driver.
The driver, identified as 43-year-old Nana Oppong-Bonsu of East Hartford, was arrested and charged with evading responsibility.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact Sgt. Michael Romano at 860-528-4401.
