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Tue. 11:46 a.m.: Southington woman dies from accident injuries

SOUTHINGTON — A township resident who was hit by a vehicle 4:50 p.m. Monday as she walked west on Helsey Fusselman Road has died from her injuries while at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital.

Kathleen Westenfelder, 65, of Southington was walking on Helsey Fusselman Road when she was struck by a car driven by William F. Dally, 69, also of Southington, who was traveling east in a Chevrolet Silverado, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

Westenfelder was transported to Trumbull Regional Medical Center in critical condition, according to the patrol report. She was later transported to St. Elizabeth’s Emergency Room, where she died from her injuries.

Dally was not injured, according to the patrol report.

Drugs and alcohol are suspected as a factor in the crash, which remains under investigation, according to the State Patrol.

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