Jose Vasquez Ruiz ID'd as pedestrian hit, killed by SUV in Hempstead
The Nassau County Police Department on Monday identified a 42-year-old pedestrian struck and killed in Hempstead as Jose Vasquez Ruiz, a town resident. Credit: Newsday/Thomas A. Ferrara
The Nassau County Police Department on Monday identified a pedestrian struck and killed early Saturday in Hempstead as Jose Vasquez Ruiz.
The 42-year-old Hempstead resident was attempting to cross in front of 545 Fulton Ave. when he was struck by a 2009 Nissan Rogue traveling south, police said in a news release Saturday. The crash was reported at 1:39 a.m., according to the release.
Ruiz was pronounced dead at a hospital.
The 53-year-old man driving the Nissan remained at the scene. A police spokesperson Monday said no charges had been filed in the crash.
The investigation is ongoing, authorities said.
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