Investigation continues one year after hit-and-run death of 89-year-old woman in West Hartford
West Hartford police continue to investigate the hit-and-run crash that killed an 89-year-old woman one year ago.
Eugenia Yurovsky was walking in the area of Boulevard and Whiting Lane on the evening of Dec. 20, 2022, when she was hit by an SUV, according to the West Hartford Police Department.
Yurovsky was struck by a light-colored vehicle that police say might have been similar to a 2010-15 GMC style. Investigators believe the vehicle had damage to the driver’s side near the grille and bumper, police said.
In July, West Hartford police announced a $26,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the driver in the crash that killed Yurovsky. Gov. Ned Lamont approved a $25,000 public reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the unknown driver involved in her death after the Rotary Club of West Hartford previously announced a $1,000 reward in April, police said.
During the press conference, West Hartford Chief Vernon Riddick Jr. said investigators canvassed neighborhoods in West Hartford looking for witnesses and information, visited body shops to inquire about vehicles with damage matching the damage likely sustained in the crash and created a 3D reconstruction of the crash.
At the time of the July press conference, investigators had not been able to identify any family for Yurovsky, whose husband died 10 years ago, Riddick said.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact the police department’s anonymous tip line at 860-570-8969 or whpdtips@westhartfordct.gov.