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Hempstead Woman Hit, Killed by Car

A 50-year-old woman was fatally struck by a car while crossing a road in Roosevelt shortly after midnight on Memorial Day.

Nassau County police said Maria Cebellos, of Hempstead, was crossing Nassau Road at the corner of West Roosevelt Avenue when she was hit by a Ford sedan at 12:10 a.m. Monday.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

Homicide Squad detectives inspected the vehicle and determined that there was no criminality involved, but the investigation is continuing.