Months after a hit-and-run killed a pedestrian in West Hartford, police have arrested a woman in connection to her death.
Emergency crews responded to Oakwood Avenue and St. James Street on Nov. 8, 2024, for a report of a collision involving a pedestrian.
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WATCH HEREAfter the impact with the first vehicle, police said the pedestrian was believed to have been hit by a second vehicle traveling southbound on Oakwood Avenue.
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SIGN UP The first vehicle remained at the scene and the driver cooperated with the investigation while the second vehicle reportedly fled the scene.
The pedestrian, later identified as 87-year-old Patricia Brulotte, of West Hartford, was transported to the hospital and later died of her injuries.
Police conducted a lengthy investigation and identified the driver of the second vehicle as an 83-year-old woman from West Hartford. She was arrested by warrant on Tuesday.
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The woman is facing charges including evading responsibility resulting in death and failure to exercise reasonable care near a vulnerable user on a public way. Her warrant carried a $400,000 bond and a stipulation that she not driver a motor vehicle.
She posted the bond and is due in court on April 25.
