Police told the Record-Journal in Meriden, Connecticut, that Dania Cegeno-Delrosario, 40, and her daughter were crossing a local street Friday night when Cegeno-Delrosario saw the oncoming vehicle. She pushed her daughter out of the way, but was struck a moment later. She died a few hours later at a hospital in Hartford, where she was airlifted for treatment.

Cegeno-Delrosario's daughter received only minor scrapes in the accident, from which the driver fled, the Record-Journal reported.

"I heard a kid scream and it sounded like my own daughter," Giuseppe Capparella said. "She just kept saying, 'Mommy's dead, mommy's dead."

Brandon Clark, who lives in the building where Cegeno-Delrosario's family lives, told the Record-Journal that Cegeno-Delrosario and her husband are "really nice people." Cegeno-Delrosario, who is a native of the Dominican Republic, moved into the building a couple of years ago.

Police said no firsthand witnesses have come forward with details of the collision, but they are reviewing surveillance footage from nearby businesses the Record-Journal reported. A side mirror found at the scene is from a Nissan vehicle, and investigators said the suspect's vehicle likely has a missing mirror and damage to the front, driver's side quarter.

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