NEW HAVEN, CT (WFSB) - A man was struck and killed by a driver in New Haven late Wednesday night.

Police identified the victim as 58-year-old Jaime Melendez-Martinez of New Haven.

They said Melendez-Martinez was hit when he walked into the eastbound lane of Foxon Boulevard from a Walmart parking lot.

It happened around 10:15 p.m.

Police said Melendez-Martinez was crossing Foxon Boulevard outside of a marked crosswalk and was struck by a driver who traveled east on Foxon Boulevard toward Quinnipiac Avenue.

“Melendez-Martinez was transported to Yale-New Haven Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries,” said Officer Christian Bruckhart, New Haven police. “His family has been notified.”

The driver initially left the scene but later went to the New Haven Police Department to report the

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