BRIDGEPORT, CT : 66-year-old Bridgeport resident was struck and killed in a hit-and-run on Friday, December, 29th 2017

A 66-year-old Bridgeport resident was struck and killed in a hit-and-run incident Friday night, police said.

Nathaniel Dubose was walking near the 600 block on Sylvan Avenue at around 8:10 p.m. when he was hit by a gray or silver car traveling south, police spokesman Av Harris said. The driver of the vehicle fled and was still at large on Saturday, Harris said.

When police arrived, they found Dubose suffering from severe head trauma, Harris said. Dubose was transported to St. Vincent’s Hospital, where he later died. The death was Bridgeport’s 10th traffic-related fatality of 2017, Harris said.

As police investigated the incident, officers blocked off the section of Sylvan Avenue between Wilkins Avenue and Seltsam Road.

Anyone who may have witnessed the crash or has any information on the responsible car or the operators is asked to call 203-576-8477 or the Traffic Division at 203-576-7640.

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Pedestrian killed in Bridgeport hit-and-run accident