East Rockaway Woman Struck and Killed Crossing Street, Cops Say

By Rashed Mian Posted on February 19, 2015

A 60-year-old East Rockaway woman was struck and killed by a car while crossing the street in her hometown Wednesday, Nassau County police said.

The victim, Carmel Kennedy, was attempting to cross Atlantic Avenue at the intersection of Ocean Avenue just after 8 p.m. when she was struck by a vehicle driven by a 19-year-old woman, police said.

Kennedy suffered multiple trauma injuries, and was transported to an area hospital, where she was pronounced dead, police said.

Investigators performed a brake and safety check of the vehicle at the scene, but no criminality is suspected, police said.

The investigation is ongoing, police said.

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Rashed Mian

Rashed Mian has been covering local news for the Long Island Press since 2011. He graduated from Hofstra University in 2010 where he studied print journalism. Rashed, the staff’s multimedia reporter, covers daily news for the web, shoots/edits feature videos and writes about civil liberties. He loves Afghan food and sports. Rashed is also a caffeine freak. Email: rmian@longislandpress.com. Twitter: rashedmian