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Police release picture of suspected car in Waterbury hit-and-run

Police said two people were struck on the shoulder of Meriden Road by a gold or tan-colored vehicle that fled the scene

WATERBURY, Conn. — Waterbury police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run on Meriden Road last night. 

Police said around 11 p.m., they were called to the area of 900 Meriden Road, around new Pine Grove Cemetary on the report of two people being struck by a vehicle. 

When they arrived, officers learned that the two people were on the shoulder of the road when they were hit by a gold or tan-colored vehicle.

Police identified the victim of the hit and run as Shane Dube, 49 years old from Wolcott.

The investigation is still ongoing, but police said the striking vehicle is a tan/gold Honda CRV. A picture of the suspected car was released by police Wednesday evening. 

Credit: Waterbury Police Department

The vehicle did not stop and police said it drove off in an unknown direction. 

One of the victims had minor injuries but Dube was seriously injured, later pronounced dead at the hospital. 

Police are asking that anyone with information on this incident please call the Waterbury Police Department‘s Accident Reconstruction Unit at 203-346-3975. 

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