Lake Grove Woman Fatally Hit By Car

By Timothy Bolger Posted on November 14, 2016

A Lake Grove 51-year-old woman was fatally hit by a car while crossing a road in Stony Brook.

Suffolk County police said Stephanie Semler was crossing Route 347 when she was struck by a Honda Civic at the corner of Moriches Road at 5 p.m. Thursday.

The victim was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital, where she died of her injuries.

The driver was neither injured nor charged.

Sixth Squad detectives impounded the vehicle and are continuing the investigation.

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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.