Rachel Sack and her 3-month-old son, Jackson. Contributed photo.
The family of a young Bethel mother, who was killed in a hit-and-run in November, is offering a $5,000 reward to anyone with information about the driver of the van involved in the deadly accident.
Rachel Sack, 23, was killed when a van struck her as she was crossing the road in the area” of South Street and Great Pasture Road, police said.
Sack has been described as a woman full of love and adventure by friends and family. Sack had 3-month-old son, Jackson, and was in the process of buying her first home.
A few days after incident, the Danbury Police Department identified a car of interest in the death of Sack. The car that has been identified is a white van with a ladder rack and passenger side windows. The van was going south on South Street at Great Pasture Road at approximately 11:57 p.m. Friday Nov. 7.
However, the driver of the van has yet to be identified, said Sgt. Rory DeRocco, of the Danbury Police Department.
“There are no new details in the case, we are still investigating and using every resource we have,”DeRocco said. “The owner or driver of the van has not come forward, but we are following up every possible lead that comes our way.”
Sack’s family also refuses to give up. Throughout the streets od Danbury, family and friends have been hanging posters
asking for anyone with information to come forward, said Stephanie Ewud, a longtime friend of the Sack
family.
“It has been really frustrating, but we are hoping this person will come forward,” Ewud said. “The family
wants to know what happened and who did this. They need closure.”
The money for the $5,000 reward has all come from donations, Ewud said.
For now Ewud said the family is focusing on coming together for Sack’s son, Jackson.
“Jackson is amazing and just really great,” Ewud said. “He is a beautiful growing boy. He is bubbly and is smiley and is doing so well.”
A surveillance photo of the white van police are looking for. Contributed by the Danbury police.
Sack worked at the Regional Hospice and Home Care of Western Connecticut in Danbury as a certified nurse’s assistant. Ewud said Sack always followed her dreams, going skydiving, swimming with dolphins and snorkeling in the Caribbean.
“She has always been a kind, compassionate human being.” Ewud said. “She was a loving mother, sister and daughter. Ever since (Sack’s son) Jackson was born, she has been obsessed and in love with her child.”
Sack is survived by her parents; a brother, Andrew; a sister, Elizabeth; and her son. the Regional Hospice and Home Care of Western Connecticut is setting up a scholarship in Sack’s name and is creating a fund for Jackson.
Anyone with information on the van is asked to contact Sgt. DeRoccco at 203-797-2157