Man Charged With Manslaughter in Connection With Fatal Hit and Run
#Bridgeport, CT -- Oct. 13, 2014-- Detectives have charged a city man with first-degree manslaughter in connection with an Aug. 9 fatal hit-and-run motor-vehicle incident.Dennis Berrios, 36, surrendered to police after being informed of a warrant for his arrest.He faces charges of first-degree manslaughter, attempted first-degree manslaughter and criminal mischief in connection with a warrant secured by Detective Heitor Teixeira.Berrios was charged hitting 21-year-old Tyron Tate on Aug. 9 with his Chevrolet Avalanche as Tate was crossing the street with a second male on Noble Avenue. Berrios then left the scene.Tate later was pronounced dead at Bridgeport Hospital.The warrant was secured based on information compiled by the detective bureau, the department's serious accident squad and patrol officers.At the scene, police encountered a large crowd and…
