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Jogger Struck and Killed in Garden City

A 64-year-old woman was accidentally struck and killed by a vehicle in Garden City while she was jogging just before noon on Friday, Nassau County police said.

Detectives said  Irene Puswald from Garden City South woman was jogging on Kensington Road near the intersection of Salisbury Avenue when she was struck by a 2003 Honda CRV. The 43-year-old West Hempstead woman behind the wheel was driving northbound on Kensington Road, police said.

The accident caused the victim to suffer multiple trauma injuries, police said. She was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital at 4:30 p.m., police said.

The accident, which police said involves no criminality, is still under investigation.