(Newmarket, NH) - State and local police are investigating a hit & run accident that claimed the life of a Newmarket man.

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79 year old Charles Dearborn was walking on Grant Road in Newmarket just before 3 Thursday afternoon when he was struck by a car that left the scene. Rescue crews responded, but Dearborn was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.

Authorities say the dark colored Volvo that hit Dearborn had reportedly been operating erratically before the accident. The suspect vehicle was located  around 4:30 when emergency crews were called to a home on South Main Street and found 44 year old Peter Wallace unconscious on the lawn of the home. He was transported to Exeter hospital in serious condition and placed on life-support.

Police say Wallace is the registered owner of the suspect vehicle, but they have not determined who was operating the car at the time of the accident.

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