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Girl on bike hit by car dies

A photo of a snapshot at the scene

Photo credit: James Carbone | A photo of a snapshot at the scene of a memorial for 9-year-old Jackeline Vilorio, who was struck and killed while riding her bicycle at the intersection of Madison and Roosevelt streets in Rocky Point. (June 13, 2011)

A 9-year-old Rocky Point girl who had been hit by a Jeep while riding her bicycle died Sunday at Stony Brook University Medical Center, police said.

Jackelin Vilorio was admitted to the hospital Friday after the sport utility vehicle struck her about 7:15 p.m. at Madison and Roosevelt streets in Rocky Point, police said.

A man who answered the family's phone and identified himself as...

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