Pedestrian struck in Mountain hit-and-run crash Friday has died

Hamilton police say a pedestrian struck on the Mountain early Friday morning has died.

Police have identified the victim as Glen Harison Clark of Hamilton.

The 42-year-old was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after he was struck on Upper Wentworth Street by a southbound vehicle.

The vehicle did not remain at the scene.

Police responded to the area between Kingfisher Drive and the Lincoln Alexander Parkway near Lime Ridge Mall around 2:10 a.m., April 8, after a passerby found the victim.

Police said in a release Saturday they had located the vehicle involved.

The investigation is ongoing. Police are asking any witnesses to contact Det. Const. Wes Wilson at 905-546-4753.

Clark's death marks the 8th traffic fatality involving a pedestrian in 2022, and the second in one week.

Renowned composer Boris Brott was killed in a hit-and-run on Park Street South on Tuesday. Arsenije Lojovic, 33, has been charged in the death.

The recent deaths are part of a spike in pedestrian collision fatalities in Hamilton. In 2021, there were nine fatal pedestrian collisions - the city's highest annual total in a decade.

Another pedestrian was struck Thursday evening on Queenston Road near Woodmand Drive North in Stoney Creek.

The man in his 60s was taken to hospital in stable condition.

Kate McCullough is an education reporter at The Spectator. kmccullough@thespec.com