Jin Lin killed crossing street, daughter injured, police say
Nassau County police investigate the scene where two pedestrians were struck Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016, while crossing Northern Boulevard in Manhasset. Jin Lin, 48, of Flushing was killed, and her daughter, 15, was hurt, police said. Credit: Jim Staubitser
A Flushing woman was killed and her teenage daughter injured when they were hit by a car as they tried to cross Northern Boulevard in Manhasset on Tuesday, Nassau County police said.
Homicide Squad detectives said Jin Lin, 48, and her daughter, 15, were attempting to walk across Northern Boulevard, south to north, just west of Copley Road at about 7:10 p.m.
They were hit by a 2005 Hyundai Elantra, which was traveling west on Northern Boulevard.
Lin was taken to North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, where she was pronounced dead.
Her daughter also was taken to a hospital “for treatment of nonfatal injuries,” police said in a news release.
The driver of the Elantra, a man, 76, remained at the scene, police said. No criminal charges are pending at this time.
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