Family and friends are remembering a Hartford woman who died after a hit-and-run.
On Saturday, there was a wake and vigil for 60-year-old Felicita Ayala.
“She was a really nice person and she had a good heart, really good heart,” says Sonia Moody.
Moody cannot believe she lost a former coworker, who friends and family called Fela.
Police say Ayala was crossing Garden Street last weekend when she was hit by an SUV which then took off northbound. Police rushed Ayala early Sunday morning to the hospital. She died several days later.
“The fact of the matter is that this was a human being and she didn’t deserve to die the way she died,” says Rev. Henry Brown of Mothers United Against Violence. “I’m hoping what we’re doing here (Saturday) will inspire justice to come for this young woman.”
A witness told police the SUV was a white Dodge Durango. That driver is still on the run and people at the vigil prayed whoever it is will be held accountable.
“I hope so. I hope they find out who did it,” says Moody.
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The family says Ayala’s funeral is scheduled for Sunday.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call Hartford police.
