State police have arrested a man accused of fleeing the scene of a fatal crash in Hebron in February.
Emergency crews were called to a crash involving two vehicles on Millstream Road and Kinney Road shortly after midnight on Feb. 4.
State police said 65-year-old Karen Taylor, of Mansfield Depot, was traveling eastbound on Kinney Road around midnight when she entered the intersection to make a left turn onto Millstream Road.
A pick-up truck that was traveling southbound on Millstream Road ignored a stop sign, entered the intersection and hit the left side of Taylor's vehicle, according to troopers.
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Firefighters said she was ejected from the vehicle and was suffering from cardiac arrest. Taylor was later pronounced dead.
Authorities said the driver of the pick-up truck fled the scene on foot. Jesse Scrivano, 29, of Willimantic, was taken into custody on Friday.
An arrest warrant states that Scrivano reported his truck was stolen from a park and ride in Hebron the night of the accident. Police later determined that he made up the story and he was in fact driving when the deadly crash occurred.
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Scrivano faces charges including first-degree manslaughter, evading responsibility resulting in death, reckless driving, operating a vehicle under the influence and more. He is being held on a $750,000 bond.
The investigation is ongoing.
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