Norwalk Woman Charged with Negligent Homicide in Death of Stamford Pedestrian

A 49-year-old Norwalk woman was arrested on a warrant Friday charging her with negligent homicide with a motor vehicle and traffic violations in connection with the death of 55-year-old Janice Pielert, a pedestrian hit at a downtown Stamford intersection, according to news reports.

Natalie Gainer of Norvell Road in Norwalk was driving a Chevrolet Tahoe SUV when her vehicle struck Pielert, who was removed from beneath the Tahoe but later died of her injuries at Stamford Hospital, the Stamford Advocate reported.

Pielert was on a crosswalk at the intersection of Hoyt Street and Summer Street when Gainer, driving south in the left lane of Summer Street, turned left onto Hoyt Street, according to the Advocate, citing police for the information.

Gainer, herself overcome with emotion at the scene, was also treated at a hospital, and when police informed her they had an arrest warrant for her, she soon went to the police station for processing. She was released on a written promise to appear Sept. 19 in state Superior Court in Stamford, according to NBC Connecticut.