Suspected Hit-and-Run Driver Appears in Court

(11/23/10) NEW CANAAN - The woman accused in a fatal hit-and-run crash in New Canaan appeared in court today.

According to police, Kate Regan, 32, struck and killed 82-year-old Krishna Jayaraman as he was getting mail outside his home on Oenoke Ridge Road in August.

Officials say Regan continued to drive to a nearby service station in Pound Ridge where she reported that there was damage to her right side mirror. They say pieces of her mirror were found at the scene of the accident.

Regan's attorney told News 12 Connecticut that she submitted a statement to police and has cooperated with the investigation, despite a report that says she declined to meet with police.

Regan is facing charges including involuntary manslaughter. Her attorney has asked that the case be continued Jan. 4.

Woman Arrested in Fatal Hit-and-Run

(11/04/10) NEW CANAAN - New Canaan police say they've arrested a woman in connection with a deadly hit-and-run.

Police say Kate Regan, 32, of New Canaan, turned herself in after learning there was a warrant out for her arrest.

As News 12 reported, police say Jayaraman Krishna, 82, was hit while getting his mail on August 18th.

He died later that day at the hospital.

Police were able to identify the SUV they say hit Krishna then tracked down Regan. They say she is out on $10,000 bond and is due in court Nov. 17.