Crime & Safety
78-Year-Old Woman Killed In Nesconset Scooter Crash: Police
Police say the woman was traveling against a red light when she was struck by a westbound minivan Monday evening.
NESCONSET, NY — A 78-year-old woman riding a motorized scooter was killed in a crash at a Nesconset intersection Monday evening, Suffolk County police said.
Jie Cao, of Nesconset, was traveling northbound on an electric-powered seated scooter on Lake Avenue South against a red traffic light when she was struck by a 2008 Toyota Sienna traveling westbound on Smithtown Boulevard with a green light around 6:35 p.m., police said.
Cao was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, police said.
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The driver of the Toyota, 68, of East Northport, was not injured, according to police.
Both the Toyota and the scooter were impounded for safety checks, police said.
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Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives are investigating the crash and are asking anyone with information to contact the squad at 631-854-8452.
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