State Police Troop H said they responded to a pedestrian being hit by a car on Route 9 Southbound in Berlin around 2:20 a.m. on Sunday. 

Police said the pedestrian was outside his vehicle due to a prior car accident. 

Police said 19-year-old Jesse Etienne was outside his vehicle in the median due to a prior car accident where he was struck by 35-year-old Robert Markham in another vehicle. 

Etienne was then transported to Hartford Hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries while Markham was transported only for minor injuries. 

The accident is under investigation. Any witnesses are asked to contact Troop H in Hartford at 860-534-1000. 

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