Woman, 55, is struck and killed at Hempstead intersection, police say
A female pedestrian was struck and killed Tuesday night in Hempstead, Nassau police said — at least the 22nd person to die this month in traffic crashes on Long Island.
The woman, 55, was pronounced dead at a hospital, the police said in a news release. Her name wasn't disclosed.
The crash happened at Greenwich and Grove streets at about 10:31 p.m. when a 76-year-old driver struck her, the release said. The driver remained at the scene, police said.
No further details of the crash were immediately provided.
Since Aug. 1, the 22 people to die in crashes on Long Island have included drivers, pedestrians and cyclists, among them children and the elderly.
There were 74,683 crashes on Long Island in 2022 — 38,935 in Nassau and 35,748 in Suffolk, according to preliminary statistics maintained by the Institute for the University at Albany-based Traffic Safety Management & Research. In those crashes, 80 were killed and 14,514 injured in Nassau and 154 were killed and 13,533 injured in Suffolk. There were at least 70 pedestrians who were killed on the Island last year — 50 in Suffolk and 20 in Nassau.
Matthew Chayes, a Newsday reporter since 2007, covers New York City.
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