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Somerville Hit-And-Run Victim Dies, Driver Still Not Found

SOMERVILLE (CBS) – A man who was severely injured in a hit-and-run crash in Somerville last weekend has died.

Kevin Demont, 68, was struck by a vehicle in a crosswalk at the intersection of Route 38 and Shore Drive around 3 a.m. on Sunday, August 25. The driver took off and has not been found.

Demont, who was homeless according to police, was rushed to Massachusetts General Hospital with serious injuries. He died Monday.

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Kevin Demont was hit at the intersection of Route 38 and Shore Drive on August 25. (WBZ-TV)

Anyone who may have seen the crash or has information about the driver or vehicle involved should call State Police at 781-396-0100.

This is the second fatal hit-and-run crash on Mystic Avenue in a month. On July 20, a 52-year-old woman was killed there. Zewdu Abate Gedamu, 64, of Roxbury later turned himself in to police and was charged with leaving the scene of a crash causing personal injury or death and a crosswalk violation.

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