"A 44-year-old woman was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver as she was directing traffic around a roadside construction project on Friday morning on the Nassau Expressway in South Ozone Park. Police from the 113th Precinct responded to a 911 call of a pedestrian struck just before 7:30 a.m. at the northbound Van Wyck Expressway, and they found the victim on the roadway."
"A preliminary investigation by the NYPD's Highway District Collision Investigation Squad determined that the victim was flagging traffic around the construction area when the driver of a white 2018 Infiniti Q50 struck her and kept driving northbound on the Nassau Expressway. Police from the 113th Precinct took the driver into custody a short while later and transported him to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center for treatment for his injuries."
A 44-year-old woman directing traffic around a roadside construction project on the Nassau Expressway in South Ozone Park was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver Friday morning. Police from the 113th Precinct responded to a 911 call just before 7:30 a.m., found the victim on the roadway, and EMS pronounced her dead at the scene. Investigators say the driver of a white 2018 Infiniti Q50 struck the woman and initially fled; the driver was taken into custody and transported to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center for treatment. Identity awaits family notification. Officials urged motorists to slow down and respect work zones.
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