Pedestrian-Involved Crashes Increase In Hamden: Police

Hamden CT

10 March, 2021

1:55 PM

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HAMDEN, CT — The Hamden Police Department saw a 10 percent increase in motor vehicles accidents involving injured pedestrians in 2020 over the previous year, according to officials. Police Capt. Ronald Smith said the department investigated 31 pedestrian-involved crashes in 2020 with about 45 percent of the accidents happening on Dixwell Avenue. Police are urging pedestrians to: - Cross the street within a marked crosswalk. - Use the sidewalk, if available. - If there are no sidewalks, cross at the corner. - Walk on the shoulder on the roadway, if there is no sidewalk. Do not walk in the street. - Avoid crossing the street between parked vehicles. - AVOID DISTRACTIONS. Do not cross the street while talking on the cell phone or texting. Please pay attention to your surroundings.