Man hit by car and killed while walking to mailbox

NORTH BENNINGTON — Police in North Bennington, say a man was struck by a car and killed while crossing a road to check his mail.
They said 79-year-old Henry Chalifoux was gravely injured and became unresponsive while en route to the hospital Saturday morning.
The Bennington Banner reports (http://bit.ly/YyZUB9) police identified the driver of the car that struck him as 86-year-old Georgianna Carter of North Bennington.
Police are still investigating the accident.
Chalifoux opened the Hairport hair salon in Bennington in 1978, followed by the Academy of Cosmetology in North Bennington in 1994.