Damian Liberda, 42, was struck and killed by a pickup truck on Route 9 in Berlin, Connecticut

The incident happened in Hartford County on Tuesday, Dec. 19 just after 6 p.m., when a Toyota Tacoma struck a pedestrian while traveling in the right lane on southbound Route 9 in Berlin near Exit 33, according to Connecticut State Police. According to police, the pedestrian, identified as 42-year-old Damian Liberda of Berlin, had been in the right lane right in front of the Tacoma when he was hit.