DANBURY, CT – A Brewster man was killed early Saturday when struck by a hit and run motorist on I-84 near the New York-Connecticut line in Danbury.
State Police identified the victim as Daniel Crawford, Jr. 32, of Peaceable Hill Road.
Troopers from the Southbury barracks said several 911 calls reporting a man down in the right westbound lane of I-84 near Exit 2 were received around 1 a.m. Patrols responded and found a Jeep Cherokee owned by Crawford on the right shoulder of the four-lane highway with Crawford’s body nearby. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
A State Police spokesman said that investigators determined Crawford had been struck by at least one vehicle and possibly a second with the offending cars fleeing the scene.
Troopers have requested anyone driving along I-84 in the early morning hours Saturday who may have witnessed the tragic incident or may have observed a man walking along the interstate to call Connecticut State Police at 203-267-2200. All calls will be kept confidential.
