According to state police, 87-year-old Ellington resident Janet Peck has died after being struck by a car on Middle Road in Ellington while getting her mail on Tuesday evening.
Police said Peck, who lived at 87 Middle Road, was hit by a Ford Focus while getting her mail. She was taken by ambulance to Rockville General Hospital and from there was taken by air ambulance to Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford.
Sadly she died of her injuries the following day, just a few days before her 88th birthday.
The driver, who was an 88-year-old man from Ellington, was not injured.
Police later said they did not believe he was intoxicated nor suffering from any medical condition, nor does it appear he was speeding.
They went on to say that the crash scene is around a curve on top of a hill so it was possible that he was not able to see her.
Following the accident, Middle Road was closed for several hours whilst the scene was investigated.
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