NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — A New Britain police SUV cruiser fatally hit a person crossing the street overnight Thursday, according to state police.
The police SUV with an officer driving was traveling west on West Main St. when it struck Katherine Colon, age 40, crossing the street at the Lexington St. intersection, state police said.
State police said it happened around 1:10 a.m. Thursday.
Colon died from her injuries, state police said.
New Britain police said in a statement, "Officer Reinsch will be out of work and placed on restricted duty pending the outcome of the investigation by the Connecticut State Police and Waterbury State’s Attorney’s Office."
State police will be investigating this crash. Anyone with information regarding the crash is asked to contact Detective Ethan Tanksley at ethan.tanksley@ct.gov or Detective Mark Jesudowich at mark.jesudowich@ct.gov.
This is a developing story.
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