A bear was killed after being struck by a car in Granby on Friday, according to officials with the state’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
Environmental conservation police were dispatched to collect a bear that was struck and killed by a car Friday afternoon around 2 p.m. at the intersection of Route 20 and Higley Road, according to a DEEP spokesperson.
The driver of the vehicle did not stop, but is not being pursued. Hitting a bear without stopping is not illegal in Connecticut, according to DEEP.
The agency said there is no more information available at this time.
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