CT man kills pedestrian

Blurb- 75 year old VT woman fatally injured while trying to rescue cat.

Dummerston- At around 4:00 pm yesterday afternoon A man from Connecticut hit and killed a pedestrian. The pedestrian fatally injured was 75 year old Cynthia Long of Putney, VT. Long had been walking and stopped to try and rescue a cat that she had seen in the middle of the road.

The vehicle that struck her was being driven southbound on Interstate 91 by Johnathan Ribas, 28, of Shelton, CT. Long was was walking across the passing lane when she was struck by Ribas mazda 6.

There was no injury to Ribas, with only slight damage to the car. Interstate 91 was shut down for abut 3 hours after the accident. This accident is still under investigaion.