EAST HAVEN — In the moments following the death of a 59-year-old woman who was struck and killed by a car on Foxon Road, the driver charged in connection with the hit-and-run allegedly glanced in his mirror as he fled the scene and said, “Oh my God, I think I hit somebody,” a witness told police.

The suspect allegedly braked briefly after the collision and then “gunned it” as he headed west on Foxon Road. By chance, the vehicle was recorded by a patrol officer’s in-car dashboard camera as he exited a nearby parking lot.

The discovery of the footage led to the quick arrests of two suspects.

Edward Santomassimo III, 33, of East Haven, was arrested Tuesday and charged with evading responsibility resulting in death and interfering with a police officer. Jeanna Suraci, 34, of East Haven, a passenger in the 2013 Chevrolet Silverado that allegedly hit and killed Lynn Travisano, is charged with interfering with a police officer and hindering prosecution. A third passenger who was in the car at the time of the accident has not been charged.

The fatal incident happened just after 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Prior to the collision, Travisano was shopping at the Citgo Gas Station on Foxon Road. She lived just around the corner on Michael Street.

Santomassimo, Suraci and the third passenger had just purchased a pack of cigarettes and 24-ounce cans of beer at a convenience store on Foxon Road just a mile away from the accident scene.

As Santomassimo, Suraci and the third passenger were traveling down Route 80, they allegedly heard a loud “thud.” The third passenger told police he pleaded with Santomassimo to stop the vehicle several times, but the accused refused to pull over because there was an active warrant for his arrest, the affidavit states.

Travisano was found lying in the eastbound lane of Foxon Road, close to the double yellow traffic line. She died less than 30 minutes later after being taken to Yale New Haven Hospital for her injuries, according to the affidavit. She was a mother of two and had two grandchildren.

Santomassimo allegedly continued west on Foxon Road toward the Grand Avenue Bridge in New Haven. He stopped at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Ferry Street and told Suraci to switch seats with him so she could drive the vehicle.

Suraci allegedly was unaware a pedestrian had been hit and killed. She told police she was passed out in the middle seat of the pickup truck at the time of the incident.

As Suraci relocated to the driver’s seat, the third passenger told police he and Santomassimo checked the front the of the vehicle, which had been heavily damaged. Police later found evidence of the accident on the Silverado’s front bumper and grille, the arrest warrant states.

Santomassimo allegedly told the third passenger he “had to disappear” and “he has to go to New York.” He contacted an acquaintance asking for money to flee the state, according to the affidavit.

Immediately after Travisano was struck, the vehicle’s description was provided to surrounding authorities. The 2013 Chevrolet Silverado was later located in New Haven by Assistant Chief Otoniel Reyes.

Suraci exited from the driver’s side of the vehicle first. However, when she was questioned by East Haven police, Suraci denied driving the car to New Haven.

Police captured the evading vehicle on an officer’s in-car dashboard camera as he was pulling up to assist the victim. Just as the officer approached the parking lot’s exit, a 2013 Chevrolet Silverado with front-end damage drove past the patrol car. The officer had been traveling through another Foxon Road business parking lot on route to another call when he discovered the victim lying in the street, according to police spokesman Lt. Joseph Murgo.

The town’s Police Department’s in-car dashboard cameras — which are always recording — record in one-minute intervals that erase over each other every minute. The cameras are designed to operate in this way so an officer can record any violations, Murgo said.

The 2013 Chevrolet Silverado was captured on-camera the minute before the responding officer activated his lights, Murgo said.

Santomassimo initially denied driving the vehicle at the time of the incident. He told officers he was sitting in the middle seat when Travisano was fatally struck and that it was not uncommon for Suraci to operate his vehicle.

Surveillance footage from the Foxon Road convenience store, however, shows Santomassimo exiting the business and entering the driver’s side of the vehicle minutes before Travisano was hit, the affidavit states.

A Connecticut State Police records check shows Santomassimo has prior convictions for assault, failure to appear, breach of peace, larceny and illegal operation of a motor vehicle. He is also currently facing charges of disorderly conduct, third-degree assault and risk of injury to a child after being arrested by East Haven police in June.

Santomassimo’s bail was lowered from $750,000 to $200,000, state judicial records show. He was released from custody after posting bail.

Suraci was released Wednesday on a promise to appear.

The pair both face charges stemming from a June incident in North Haven, where Santomassimo was charged with breach of peace and failure to appear and Suraci was arrested for alleged breach of peace.

Both are set to appear in court again Dec. 22.