BRISTOL, CT (WFSB) – The brother of a man who died in a pedestrian accident Sunday night is speaking out, urging changes at a dangerous intersection in Bristol.

Anthony Fascendini, 62, was killed by a car crossing the intersection of Route 72 and Lincoln Avenue. He was on his way to Stop & Shop when the incident occurred.

Anthony’s brother, Edward Fascendini, learned the tragic news when police arrived at his door with a photograph confirming his brother’s death.

Edward shared that Anthony had been living with him and was disabled after recovering from two strokes.

“I went to the section where they beat him and saw his clothes and other things on the floor. Someone came through the light and hit my brother. They told me they were going pretty fast,” Edward said.

Police confirmed the driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation.

The tragedy marks the second time the Fascendini family has been affected by a fatal pedestrian accident.

In February 2013, Edward was the driver of a hit-and-run accident on Queen Street in Southington, where he struck and killed one of three women walking on the street.

He was sentenced to five years in prison for the incident, but refused to comment on it during the interview.

Now, Edward is focused on his brother’s case and advocating for better safety measures at the intersection of Route 72 and Lincoln Avenue, which has seen 40 injury accidents over the past decade.

“To cross five lanes and a median, you can’t do it before time runs out, you’ll have to run, you can’t go through there normally,” said Edward, who is asking for a longer deadline. crossing signal than the current timer of 20 seconds and better lighting.

The Connecticut Transportation Institute said there have been forty injury accidents at the intersection in the past ten years.

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