CT Teacher Dies After Fatal Hit-And-Run Boating Accident: DEEP

BROOKFIELD, CT -- The victim pulled from the water by a Good Samaritan following a boating collision on Candlewood Lake and who died from her injuries has been identified as a teacher at St. Mary School in Waterbury, Eyewitness News 3 is reporting.

The victim, Wanda Tirado, 38, of Waterbury was pronounced deceased at Danbury Hospital at 11:15 a.m., officials from the state Environmental Conservation police reported. Tirado sustained fatal injuries as a result of the boating accident that took place on Tuesday, June 19. Tirado was a swimmer from the involved vessel. The accident is currently under investigation by the State EnCon Police’s Boating Accident Investigation Unit. Tirado’s body will be transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for an autopsy.

EnCon Police arrested Gary Morrone, age 65, from Oakville, after he allegedly tried to evade the scene of the collision. He was charged with reckless operation of vessel 1st degree, failure to help collision victim, and failure to immediately notify law enforcement of injury.

Saint Mary School, Waterbury shared the tragic news Wednesday afternoon.

"Dear SMS Community, It is with a heavy heart that I write to you this afternoon. Ms. Tirado has passed on to eternal life as a result of her injuries from yesterday's boating accident. Everyone who knew Ms. Tirado knows how much she loved her students and knows that she would have done anything for them. We ask that you keep her daughters, Amanda and Daniella, in your thoughts and prayers. We will gather this evening at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception Church for a prayer service beginning at 6:30pm. Please join us in praying for the repose of the soul of Ms. Tirado."

More on the story from Eyewitness News 3 can be found here.

Photo credit: Saint Mary School