Woman struck, killed by car in Hempstead, police say

A woman was struck by a car and killed Friday morning in Hempstead, Nassau County police said.

Corline Cameau, 55, of Hempstead, was crossing Peninsula Boulevard from east to west at the intersection of West Graham Avenue, when she was hit by a 2018 Kia driven by a 25-year-old man at 7:04 a.m.

Police said the driver remained at the scene and has not been charged, and that the investigation is continuing.

Cameau was taken to nearby Mercy Hospital where, police said, she was pronounced dead by emergency room physicians at 7:37 a.m.

By John Valenti

john.valenti@newsday.com

John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”