Pedestrian hit early Friday morning in Hamilton dies

The 42-year-old pedestrianwho was the victim of ahit and run on theMountain early Fridayhas died, according to Hamilton police.

The man, identified asGlen Harison Clark,succumbed to his injuries, police said Saturday,one day after he washit by a vehicle travelling south on Upper Wentworth Street around 2 a.m.

The driver failed to stay at the scene but police said Saturday "the vehicle involved has been identified and located by investigators."

The man is the eighth pedestrian to be killed on Hamilton streets in 2022 and the second in less than a week, after conductor Boris Brott was killed in a hit and run Tuesday near his home in theDurand neighbourhood.

A funeral was heldfor Brottat the Temple Anshe Sholom Sunday afternoon in Westdale. A memorial gathering is planned for Monday evening at Mcdonald Park in Montreal, "where Boris conducted his first performance, at the age of 10, 68 years ago," according to organizers with theOrchestre classique de Montral.

At least two other recent incidents left pedestrians with injuries, including one Thursday evening in which a62-year-old man was hit in Stoney Creek and another on March 31 which sent a 14-year-old girl to hospitalafter she was hit crossing the street at Dundurn and Main streets.

"Ourthoughts remain with the families, loved ones and all those affected by these recent incidents," Dave Thompson, a supervisor with Hamilton Paramedic Service, told CBC Friday.

Reflecting on the high number of pedestrian deaths so far this year and recent injuries, Hamilton-based personal injury lawyerIan Brisbinsaid there is a "collective failure to acknowledge that these tragedies are not isolated incidents, but are systemic."

Police said an investigation into the Friday morning collision is ongoing and askany witnessesto contact Detective Constable Wes Wilson of the Collision Reconstruction Unitat 905-546-4753.