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Hit-and-run-driver arrested after striking two pedestrians, police say

Related Topics: Blue Hills

Police have arrested the driver of a van who they say hit two people and sideswiped a car in Hartford Sunday night.

The pedestrians were struck some time before 9:40 p.m. at Blue Hills Avenue and Hebron Street, they said. They were expected to survive.

Evading motor vehicle accident, 2 pedestrians struck, car sideswiped. NLT injuries on both pedestrians. Operator evaded, last seen east on Albany Ave from Blue Hills Ave. -LT. PC pic.twitter.com/iABMYnQXDA

— Hartford Police CT (@HartfordPolice) September 28, 2020

A video of the van tweeted by police shows that the vehicle had damage to a tire and a side-view mirror.