A 54-year-old female driver died and another driver was seriously injured in a two-car crash on Route 37 in New Fairfield last weekend.
Jody A. Stracci, 54, of Bronx, New York, was driving in the southbound direction on Route 37 in her 2012 Honda CIV on Saturday, March 28 when an oncoming driver in a 2000 Mercedes S430 struck her vehicle, state police said. The crash happened at about 3:30 p.m. near Pine Hill Road.
Robert Francis Martini Jr., 41, of New Fairfield, veered off the right shoulder of the northbound side in the Mercedes and hit a rock, according to state police. The impact propelled the car back onto the roadway and across the double yellow line into Stracci's Honda, state police said.
New Fairfield EMS transported both drivers to Danbury Hospital, where Stracci died of her injuries. Martini was treated for serious injuries, but his condition is unknown.
No details have been released on the cause of the crash and it's unclear whether any charges will be filed.
State police closed the road as they investigated. Firefighters and an ambulance also responded.
The crash remains under investigation and state police ask anyone with information to call state police at 203-312-5701.
