Alton Staton, 47, killed in pedestrian collision with alleged hit-and-run driver Leroy Rhoden, 31, at Cooke and Gordon in Waterbury, Connecticut
Pedestrian struck twice in hit and run fatal, Waterbury man arrested
Police allege that Rhoden was driving the car that initially struck 47-year-old Alton Staton as he crossed the street. Staton was in the northbound lane when he was struck and thrown onto the southbound lane of the street by the impact.
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