Crime & Safety

UPDATE: Pedestrian Struck Monday Now Facing Charges

The Hamden resident struck by a car Monday evening is now facing charges in connection with the accident. 

Deloris Smith, 45, of Hamden, was crossing Dixwell Avenue,north of Woodin Street at about 8:15 p.m. when she walked into the path of a car traveling south on Dixwell Avenue, according to Hamden Police spokesman Capt. Ronald Smith.

Smith suffered minor injuries and was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital for treatment, Smith said. She also was given an infraction for crossing between an intersection, he said. 

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No charges were filed against the operator of the motor vehicle, Smith said.


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