Shirley Woman Fatally Hit by Truck

By Timothy Bolger Posted on June 1, 2016

A 76-year-old woman was fatally hit by a truck while she was crossing a road in her hometown of Shirley.

Suffolk County police said Margrit Friedrichs was walking across William Floyd Parkway when she was struck by a Dodge Ram that was making a right turn at the corner of Roberts Road at 3:05 p.m. Tuesday, May 31.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver was not injured.

Seventh Squad detectives impounded the truck, are continuing the investigation and ask anyone who witnessed the crash to call them at 631-852-8752.

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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.