Southington Hit-And-Run Victim 'Improves,' Vehicle Confiscated

SOUTHINGTON, CT — The condition of a woman hit by a passing car Wednesday night in Southington has improved, but local police are still looking for the vehicle and driver that fled the scene.

Police Friday morning said that the pedestrian, identified as 22-year-old Mikaela Emilsson, had improved to stable condition while in the intensive care unit of an area hospital.

According to an incident report, at 10:06 p.m. Thursday, police received reports about someone on foot being hit in the area of Bristol Street at George Street. The vehicle involved was reported to be a truck that possibly evaded the scene, police said.

Emilsson was located in the road just outside her parked vehicle. She had suffered serious injuries from the collision and was transported to Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, according to an incident report.

A preliminary investigation showed that Emilsson was exiting the driver's side of her vehicle when a pickup truck, which was traveling south, struck both her and her vehicle. The pickup truck then fled the scene by continuing south on Bristol Street at a high rate of speed, according to a report.

The identity of the pickup truck was not known Thursday morning, but by Friday, police had received several tips that led them to identify the vehicle responsible, according to a report.

Police distributed a Ring video containing the suspect vehicle, it has been located and seized for processing:

• https://ring.com/share/5d2bbea6-1ef1-446b-9fbd-f0b35021cc2e

Police said anyone with information on the crash can contact Officer Christopher Lamarre or Detective Ryan Lair at 860-621-0101 or by Email at clamarre@southingtonpolice.org or rlair@southingtonpolice.org.