A woman has died after she was struck by a New Britain police officer Thursday morning, according to state police, and New Britain police said the officer will be out of work and placed on restricted duty while an investigation is conducted.
State police said the woman was trying to cross West Main Street in New Britain around 1:10 a.m. when she was struck by a 2017 Ford Police Interceptor Utility driven by a New Britain police officer. New Britain police have identified the officer as Connor Reinsch.
State police have identified the woman who died as 40-year-old Katherine Colon, of New Britain.
At the request of the New Britain State’s Attorney’s Office, the State Police - Eastern District Major Crime Squad and the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Squad, assumed the investigation.
Marino said Officer Reinsch will be out of work and placed on restricted duty pending the outcome of the investigation the Connecticut State Police and Waterbury State’s Attorney’s Office are conducting.
"The New Britain Police Department has and will continue cooperating with all law enforcement officials overseeing the investigation into this accident," Marino said in a statement.
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Once the state’s attorney’s investigation is done, the New Britain Police Department’s Professional
Standards Division will conduct a full administrative review of the incident, the chief said.
"These are unfortunate circumstances, and on behalf of the New Britain Police Department, I offer my sincere condolences to all the family and friends impacted," Marino said.
Anyone who witnessed this collision or the moments prior to the collision is asked to contact Detective Ethan Tanksley at ethan.tanksley@ct.gov or Detective Mark Jesudowich at mark.jesudowich@ct.gov.
