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Police ID Woman Killed In CT Hit-Run Crash Involving SUV

Police in Connecticut have identified the victim of a fatal hit-and-run crash.

The area of the crash.

The area of the crash.

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New Haven County resident Jacqueline Sheppard, age 58, of Waterbury, was killed around 8:40 p.m., Monday, Sept. 27, during a multiple-vehicle crash on Route 8 in Waterbury in which an SUV fled the scene.

According to Lt. Robert Davis, of the Waterbury Police, an investigation of the crash shows that a Ford Explorer approached the intersection of Route 8 and East Aurora Street at a high rate of speed, disobeying the red traffic light at the intersection. 

The Explorer then collided with a Mazda pickup truck. The impact of the collision caused the pick-up truck to roll over several times. 

The pick-up truck struck a red Lexus sedan, which then struck an ambulance.

The driver of the Ford Explorer and a female passenger fled from the scene, prior to police arrival.

Emergency medical personnel arrived on the scene and transported the driver and occupant of the Mazda pick-up truck to an area hospital for treatment. 

The driver, identified as Sheppard, was pronounced dead shortly after. 

The passenger in the pick-up truck sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the Lexus was not injured during the collision. 

The occupants inside the ambulance sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were transported to a hospital for treatment. 

The crash remains under investigation by the Waterbury Police Department’s Crash Reconstruction Unit.

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