A woman has died after a hit-and-run in Stratford early Saturday morning and police have arrested a suspect in connection to the incident.
Officers were called to a report of a woman in the road near St. Michaels Cemetery on Stratford Avenue shortly after midnight.
When police arrived, they determined the woman had been struck during an apparent hit-and-run.
The woman, later identified as 19-year-old Michelle Rodriguez, of Stratford, was transported to Bridgeport Hospital where she later died.
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According to police, 28-year-old Troy Watley, of Stratford, was identified as a suspect.
Watley was arrested and is facing charges including negligent homicide with a motor vehicle, evading responsibility, misconduct with a motor vehicle, failure to avoid striking a pedestrian, reckless endangerment and failure to maintain proper lane. He is being held on a $100,000 bond.
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