Hempstead Crash Leaves Woman Dead

By Timothy Bolger Posted on September 13, 2015

A 41-year-old woman was fatally struck by a vehicle while crossing a street in Hempstead.

Nassau County police said Karen Diaz was crossing Clinton Street when she was hit by a northbound vehicle near the corner of Lincoln Boulevard shortly before 1 a.m. Saturday.

The victim, who has no known address, was taken to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Homicide Squad detectives impounded the vehicle and are continuing the investigation but found no criminality.

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Timothy Bolger

Timothy Bolger is the Editor in Chief of the Long Island Press who’s been working to uncover unreported stories since shortly after it launched in 2003. When he’s not editing, getting hassled by The Man or fielding cold calls to the newsroom, he covers crime, general interest and political news in addition to reporting longer, sometimes investigative features. He won’t be happy until everyone is as pissed off as he is about how screwed up Lawn Guyland is.