Crime & Safety

Elderly Woman Fatally Struck By Vehicle In West Hempstead: Police

The 19-year-old driver remained at the scene.

An elderly woman was fatally struck while crossing a West Hempstead street, police said.
An elderly woman was fatally struck while crossing a West Hempstead street, police said. (Kristin Borden/Patch)

WEST HEMPSTEAD, NY — An elderly woman was killed by a vehicle Tuesday morning in West Hempstead, Nassau police said.

Just before 7 a.m, the victim was crossing Cornwell Avenue at the intersection of Wildwood Road when she was fatally struck by a 2019 Hyundai. The 19-year-old male driver stayed at the scene.

Police are investigating.

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