Single-car crash in North Hills kills 87-year-old woman
The woman was driving a 2005 Buick southbound on Shelter Rock Road near Fairway Drive Tuesday morning. Credit: Jonathan Singh
An 87-year old woman died Tuesday morning in North Hills after the car she was driving struck a pole, according to the Nassau County Police Department.
The woman, who was not identified, was driving a 2005 Buick southbound on Shelter Rock Road in the area of Fairway Drive around 10:30 a.m. The car hit a pole and she was taken to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead.
No other details of the accident were immediately available and the investigation is ongoing, police said.
More coverage: Every 7 minutes on average a traffic crash causing death, injury or significant property damage happens on Long Island. A Newsday investigation found that traffic crashes killed more than 2,100 people between 2014 and 2023 and seriously injured more than 16,000 people. To search for fatal crashes in your area, click here.
Lisa joined Newsday as a staff writer in 2019. She previously worked at amNewYork, the New York Daily News and the Asbury Park Press covering politics, government and general assignment.
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