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Woman killed in New Hartford crash

Police said the woman's vehicle crossed over the double yellow lines in the roadway for an unknown reason and struck the mans car.
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A pedestrian-involved crash shut down part of I-91 south in Hartford. Serious injuries are reported. (File photo)

NEW HARTFORD, Conn. — A woman died after a car crash in New Hartford on Friday. 

State police confirm Gena Marie Hartzell, 60, of Torrington succumbed to her injuries sustained in the crash.

The other driver involved, a 53-year-old man from Hartford, was possibly injured in the crash and was taken to Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford, according to police.

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Police said the man's vehicle, a Ryder truck, was headed eastbound on Route 202 in New Hartford. The woman's vehicle was traveling westbound on the same road. For an unknown reason, the woman's vehicle crossed the double yellow line in the roadway and struck the man's vehicle head-on. Both of the vehicles were towed from the scene. State Police at Troop B in North Canaan said the crash is still under investigation.

This is a developing story.

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