Woman, 77, struck by tractor-trailer on Long Island highway dies: police
NORTH BELLPORT, N.Y. (PIX11) – A 77-year-old woman was struck by a tractor-trailer in North Bellport Tuesday morning, according to the Suffolk County Police Department.
Police say 77-year-old Maureen Howley was walking on the right side of Sunrise Highway east of exit 55 around 1:50 a.m. when the tractor-trailer struck her.
Howley was transported to a local hospital in Patchogue where she was pronounced dead. The driver of the trailer, 30-year-old Laura Valcich, was not injured and remained at the scene.
New York State Department of Transportation officers performed a safety check on the truck at the scene, according to police.
Investigators are asking anyone with information to call the Fifth Squad at 631-854-8552.
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