A driver struck two people walking across a Long Island street, killing one and hurting another. Checkey Beckford reports.
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- A woman died and a man suffered serious injuries — including a broken spine — after a car hit them as they crossed the street, police said
- The two had just left Half Moon Restaurant and Bar in Long Beach when they were hit, according to police
- It wasn't immediately clear if the 22-year-old driver was charged. An investigation is ongoing
A woman died and a man suffered serious injuries — including a broken spine — after a car driven by a volunteer firefighter hit them as they crossed the street early Saturday, officials said.
Julia M. Morales, 57, of Lindenhurst, and a 60-year-old man had just left Half Moon Restaurant and Bar in Long Beach when they were struck shortly after midnight, Nassau County police said.
A 22-year-old man driving a Buick Century on East Park Avenue struck the pair as they crossed the street, police said.
Morales was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.
The man was taken to the hospital in critical but stable condition with several broken bones, a broken spine and a lacerated kidney, police said.
A spokesman for the Nassau County Police Department confirmed the driver is a volunteer firefighter from the Long Beach Fire Department.
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It wasn’t immediately clear if the driver was charged. An investigation is ongoing.
