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A 41-year-old woman was killed late Thursday when the vehicle she was driving fell off I-84 and landed on a road below after a crash with another vehicle, state police said.
The woman has been identified as Marie White.
White was driving a 2003 Saab west on the highway when it collided with a westbound 1998 Nissan Maxima near Exit 48, state police said.
White's vehicle went over the concrete barrier and landed on the Capitol Avenue ramp leading onto I-84 westbound, state police said. She was pronounced dead at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center.
Police are investigating after a pedestrian was struck by a car in Wethersfield on Tuesday evening.
It happened around 5:45 p.m. on Jordan Lane in the area of Buckland Street, according to police.
The pedestrian has not been identified. It's not clear how badly injured the victim may be, but police said they're treating it as a serious accident.
Jordan Lane was closed between the Silas Deane Highway and Wolcott Hill Road for several hours while authorities investigated and worked to clear the scene.
A police officer checking on a car that had crashed into a pole on Enfield Street early Tuesday found a man in the back seat who had been shot and a front seat passenger holding 39 bags of heroin.
Fernando Polentino, 24, has been charged with possession of narcotics with intent to sell but could face more charges.
"We're not done with charges yet," said police.
The shooting victim is undergoing surgery at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, he said.