Thea Digiammerino

Woman Dies After Being Run Over in Plainville; Driver Charged With Manslaughter

A woman is dead and another injured after being run over by a vehicle in Plainville Saturday, and the driver faces manslaughter and DUI charges.

Police said they responded to a house on Bradley Street around 9:27 p.m. for the reported crash. When they arrived they found a 59-year-old victim trapped under the vehicle. Police officers and civilians physically lifted the car off the woman. She was airlifted to Hartford Hospital with life-threatening injuries and died Sunday morning.

A second woman also suffered minor injuries.

The driver of the vehicle, identified as 35-year-old Justine Cusick of Plainville, was arrested and charged with second-degree manslaughter with a vehicle, driving under the influence, third-degree assault, misconduct with a vehicle, reckless endangerment and unsafe backing.

The case remains under investigation.

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