Police search for driver after two people were struck and killed on Route 5/15 in East Hartford – NBC Connecticut

Two Hartford men died after being hit on Route 5/15 in East Hartford early Thursday morning. State police are searching for the driver, who they say fled the scene.

State police have identified the men killed as Moncrieffe Marlon, 18, of Hartford, and Jaheem Emmanuel Miles, 21, of Hartford. They were struck around 1:17 a.m. Thursday.

According to state police, Miles was a passenger in a Honda Accord that broke down on Route 5/15 South, near the Interstate 84 West on-ramp.

The vehicle was in the right lane and the driver, Miles and the other passenger had moved to the right shoulder, but Miles and Marlon, who were on foot, gathered near the Honda and were struck, state police said.

They said a Nissan Rogue hit Marlon and then the Honda, which in turn hit Miles.

Marlon died at the scene and Miles was taken to Hartford Hospital, where he later died, state police said.

The driver and other passenger of the Honda suffered minor injuries from an earlier accident and were taken to Saint Francis Hospital, state police said.

According to state police, the driver of the Nissan fled the scene of the accident.

Anyone with information or video is asked to call Trooper Michael Dean at Troop H at 860-534-1098 or email [email protected].