Connecticut hit-and-run victim dies a year after inspiring a morality debate

HARTFORD, Conn. — A Hartford man has died a year after he was left paralyzed and mute in a hit-and-run accident that was mostly ignored by witnesses and inspired a debate about the city’s morality.

Hartford, Conn., man left paralyzed, mute after being struck by hit-and-run driver in ‘08 dies

HARTFORD, Conn. — A Hartford man left paralyzed and mute after being struck by a hit-and-run driver last year and then left alone in the street by passing motorists and pedestrians has died. He was 79.