A car crash claimed the life of an elderly Massapequa woman while she was crossing the street in her hometown on Wednesday morning.
Nassau police said Rosalia Raia, 85, was walking eastbound across Broadway near Toronto Avenue when she was struck by a 1999 Ford driven by an 18-year-old woman at 11 a.m.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene and taken to Nassau University Medical Center.
advertisement
Seventh Squad detectives say that the driver, whose name police did not release, was not breaking any laws at the time.
Follow Long Island Press on Twitter
More articles filed under Long Island News,News
More articles filed under Long Island News,News
Tags: broadway, Massapequa, Nassau Coutny, Rosalia Raia, Toronto Avenue


[...] noon on a clear day, Wednesday, January 20, 2010. The report in the Long Island Press is linked here. The accident happened near Toronto [...]