Police: Route 110 crash in Amityville leaves pedestrian dead
Police appear on the scene where a pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle Tuesday morning, Jan. 5, 2016, on Route 110 in Amityville. Credit: Paul Mazza
Suffolk County police are investigating a Tuesday morning crash that fatally injured a woman walking along Route 110 in Amityville.
Angela DeLeone was walking south on Route 110, south of West Smith Street, when she stepped into the roadway and was struck by a 2013 Hyundai Sonata at 6:55 a.m., according to First Squad detectives.
DeLeone, 52, of Massapequa, was taken to St. Joseph Hospital in Bethpage where she was pronounced dead.
Dianne Hodnett, 68, of Amityville, the driver, was not injured, and no charges are pending at this time, police said.
Southbound Route 110, south of West Smith Street, was closed during the morning rush hour as investigators combed the scene, the police spokesman said. The road was reopened to traffic around 9:30 a.m.
Anyone with more information is asked to call the First Squad at 631-854-8152.
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