Connecticut Tow Operator Killed in Hit-and-Run on Interstate 95

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A tow operator was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver Saturday, May 21, as he assisted a motorist with a disabled vehicle on Interstate 91 in North Haven, Conn.

News reports state the operator pulled over to the side of the roadway to lend assistance to the motorist and a passing vehicle hit him.

CPR was administered, but the operator, who has yet to be identified, later died from his injuries.

The vehicle that struck the operator was found a short time later in Wallingford, Conn.

There has been no news of arrests made in the incident.