Cops: Two pedestrians killed in separate Long Island crashes
Firefighters at the scene in Farmingdale where a female pedestrian was struck and killed Saturday night.
Credit: Paul Mazza
Both of the women who were struck and killed in separate crashes while crossing roadways Saturday night in Farmingdale and West Babylon have now been identified by police.
About 6:30 p.m. Saturday in West Babylon, Eileen O’Hara, 78, who was identified Sunday, was crossing Great East Neck Road near Evergreen Street when a northbound Toyota Corolla hit her, according to Suffolk County police.
O’Hara of West Babylon was taken to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip where she died, police said. The Toyota driver, a 27-year-old woman, was not injured.
The Toyota was impounded for a safety check. Anyone with information on the crash is asked to contact the First Squad at 631-854-8152.
Nassau County police on Monday evening identified Susan Kennedy, 73, of Farmingdale as the pedestrian who was hit while crossing Fulton Street shortly after 8 p.m. Saturday.
Kennedy was crossing from the south to the north side just west of Main Street when she was hit by a Toyota heading westbound on Fulton Street, police said. The 18-year-old male driver stayed at the scene.
Kennedy was taken to a hospital where she died shortly after 9 p.m., police said. The investigation was continuing.
Vera Chinese covers Suffolk County government and politics. She joined Newsday in 2017 after working as an editor for the East End lifestyle publication northforker and a general assignment reporter for the New York Daily News.
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