Woman Fatally Struck by SUV in Massapequa

A Hempstead woman was struck and killed by an SUV while attempting to cross Sunrise Highway in Massapequa Sunday night.

According to police, a 22-year-old man was driving a 2007 Toyota Highlander west on Sunrise Highway at about 8 p.m. when his vehicle hit 48-year-old Elzire Presume, who had been trying to cross the highway from south to north at Louden Street.

Presume was pronounced dead the scene by a Massapequa Fire Department AMT at 8:14 p.m.

Detectives report no apparent criminality in the crash.

Photo: Google Maps