File photo of a New Haven police car. New Haven police are trying to identify a woman who died after being hit by a car on Ella T. Grasso Boulevard Friday night. 
People who may have information on a vehicle crash that killed a female pedestrian Friday can use this QR code to notify police. 
NEW HAVEN — City police are trying to identify a woman who was struck and killed by a vehicle on Ella T. Grasso Boulevard Friday night, according to a statement. 
Officers were called to the area of Ella T. Grasso Boulevard and Judson Lane around 10 p.m. on a report that there was a motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian, officer Christian Bruckhart said in the statement. 
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An injured female pedestrian was found in the right southbound lane on Ella T. Grasso Boulevard, Bruckhart said. 
Medical aid was given at the scene and she was taken to Yale New Haven Hospital where she died from her injuries, he said. 
Police are still looking for her identity, Bruckart said. 
The operator of the vehicle remained on the scene and cooperated with police, he said. The driver told investigators that he was traveling south on Ella T. Grasso Boulevard when a female was "suddenly in front of his vehicle." Police don't know where she entered the roadway, Bruckhart said. 
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The driver stopped to help, he said. 
It was the second fatal vehicle accident police handled Friday. Earlier in the day police responded to a crash where a 25-year-old city resident had struck a Connecticut Transit bus head on. The driver of the car that hit the bus died after being taken to Yale New Haven Hospital, police said. 
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Police are asking anyone who may have witnessed the Ella T. Grasso Boulevard accident or who may have information valuable to investigators to call detectives at 203-946-6304 or through the department's anonymous tip-line at 866-888-TIPS (8477).
Lisa Backus is a local, state and national award-winning crime reporter who covers breaking news and criminal justice policy for Hearst Connecticut Media Group. When she’s not working she can be found hanging out with her animal companions Spot and Morgan and her six grandchildren.
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