SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) – Authorities have identified the victim and suspect in a deadly Springfield hit-and-run.

On Friday, Springfield Police were called to the area of State and Federal Streets for a report of a pedestrian that had been hit by a vehicle. When they arrived, they found an injured woman, identified Thursday as 58-year-old Sylvia Gladden of Springfield, and she was taken to Baystate Medical Center where she died.

Payton North, spokesperson for the Hampden District Attorney’s Office, said that the driver fled the scene and through traffic-camera video and subsequent investigation, police were able to identify the vehicle and the driver.

On Monday, the driver, identified as 27-year-old Janel Wedley of Springfield, surrendered to police and the vehicle was recovered. She is facing a charge of leaving the scene of personal injury resulting in death.

The case remains an active and ongoing investigation.

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