State police have identified the woman struck and killed by a truck on Interstate 84 west in Danbury on Tuesday night as Gayle Difalco, 58, of Danbury.
Police said Difalco was struck half-a-mile before exit 6 around 7:30 p.m. and taken to Danbury Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Difalco had been in her car, which was parked on the right shoulder of the highway, but got out of the vehicle as the truck approached and was struck, according to a news release from police.
The truck driver who hit Difalco stopped at the scene, police said.
Police are continuing to investigate.
