Woman struck and killed near cemetery

The body of a woman fatally injured by a hit-and-run driver in Springfield on Monday landed in a nearby cemetery from the impact of the crash, police said Tuesday.

The woman was walking near the intersection of Boston Road and Berkshire Avenue around 7:45 pm when she was struck, police said in a statement,

“Due to the impact from the crash, the adult female pedestrian who was struck was located on the property of a nearby cemetery,” police wrote. “She succumbed to her injuries on scene.”