Female pedestrian, 44, critically hurt in crash in Merrick, police say
Nassau police investigate a crash where a pedestrian was struck by a car at Merrick Avenue and Miller Place in Merrick on Wednesday. Credit: Jim Staubitser
A 44-year-old woman was critically injured when police said she was struck by a car Wednesday evening on Merrick Avenue in Merrick.
Nassau County police did not immediately release the identities of the pedestrian — or the driver of the vehicle, who remained at the scene — and said no charges had been filed.
Police said the woman was struck by a 2019 Audi driven by a 73-year-old man at 7:48 p.m. The accident occurred on Merrick Avenue at the intersection of Miller Place.
The woman was transported to the hospital with what police only described as serious injuries. Police said she was listed in critical condition. The driver was not injured in the incident.
Police said the investigation is ongoing.
Recent statistics show that in 2022, the most recent year for which complete statistics were available, 873 pedestrians were injured in vehicle crashes in Nassau — 21 of those fatalities. In Suffolk, statistics provided by the University of Albany-based Institute for Traffic Safety Management and Research showed there were 427 pedestrians injured — 51 of those fatalities.
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.”
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