Waterbury, CT : 22-year-old woman killed after one other person injured in a hit-and-run crash in Waterbury on Monday, January 18, 2016

Police say a 22-year-old woman was killed after she was severely injured in a hit-and-run crash that occurred in Waterbury.

The Republican-American reports Genesis Baez died Monday after a Chevy Malibu slammed into a Honda Civic she was standing beside on Bronson Street around 9:30 a.m.

Baez was rushed to Saint Mary's Hospital with serious injuries to her head and upper body. She was pronounced dead around 11 a.m.

A passenger in the Honda was treated for a minor head injury.

Police say the driver of the Chevy escaped from their wrecked vehicle and fled the scene on foot. Witnesses initially told police that the driver in question was a woman. Both cars sustained extensive damage in the accident.

A police accident reconstruction team is investigating the crash.

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Hit-and-run kills Waterbury woman; one other person injured