A 56-year-old woman who was walking on a New Haven street just after midnight was fatally struck by a car, police said.

The woman, identified as Mary Claire Hartman, of New Haven, was hit in the area of Chapel Street and Temple Street just after 12 a.m. Saturday, according to New Haven Police Department Public Information Officer Christian Bruckhart.

New Haven police officers responded to the area of Chapel and Temple streets after receiving a call about a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian struck, according to Bruckhart.

The officers located the pedestrian, identified as Hartman, in the road and suffering from apparent injuries according to Bruckhart.

New Haven Fire Department and American Medical Response rendered aid on scene and transported Hartman to Yale New Haven H

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