Crime & Safety
Update: Syosset Woman Struck, Killed on 25A
Jean Carr, of Syosset, died Thursday after being struck by a car in Cold Spring Harbor.
Update, 11:50 a.m. Friday: Police identified the driver as Rita Wallace.
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A 78-year-old woman from Syosset died Thursday after being struck by a car on 25A, cops said.
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Suffolk County Police have identified the victim as Jean Carr, of Syosset. Carr was crossing Main Street in Cold Spring Harbor at 6:01 p.m. when she was struck by a 2002 Honda Accord, police said. The driver, Rita Wallace, had a suspended license, reported cops.
Emergency crews raced Carr to Huntington Hospital following the accident. Witnesses reported seeing CPR being performed on her in the street.
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Carr later died of her injuries, police confirmed late Thursday night.
Wallace has been charged with second degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and was released on bail, police reported. The charge is a misdemeanor.
Suffolk County Police are asked anyone with information on the accident to contact the Second Squad at (631) 854-8252.
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