A New Britain woman has died and her 3-year-old son was taken to the hospital after a crash on South Main Street in Middletown Monday night.
The crash happened in the area of Round Hill Road around 7:45 p.m.
Responding officers said a Nissan Altima hit a tow truck.
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Police have identified the woman who died as 23-year-old Lindsey Pelletier, of New Britain.
Police said she was unresponsive and trapped in the driver’s seat.
Officers and medical personnel removed her from the vehicle and tried to save her, but she died at the scene, according to police.
Pelletier's 3-year-old son was in the back of the Nissan and had no visible injuries, but he was transported to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford for evaluation.
The tow truck driver was not injured.
Police said in a news release that witnesses indicated that Pelletier was traveling north on South Main Street at a high rate of speed before passing a vehicle in front of her using the southbound lane.
She moved back into the northbound lane but it appears she was unable to slow her vehicle quickly enough to avoid hitting the tow truck heading north ahead of her, police said.
The crash is under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact Officer Zadjura at 860-638-4063.
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