Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run crash on Route 80 in North Branford

A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run in North Branford early Thursday.

Police at 7:10 a.m. received a 911 call reporting an injured person in the area of 97 Foxon Road where officers, firefighters and medics responded and found a dead male, according to the North Branford Police Department.

Police said in a news release the victim “appears to have been struck by an unknown vehicle which subsequently left the scene.”

Foxon Road, which is also known as Route 80, was expected...