Marisa Piazza, of Farmingdale, dies after being hit by Jeep, police say

Nassau County police identified a pedestrian struck in South Farmingdale on Saturday and announced she died at a hospital Monday.

Marisa Piazza, 24, of Farmingdale, was walking north across Spencer Street in South Farmingdale shortly after 7 p.m. Friday, police said. As she crossed the road, a 35-year-old man was driving a 2018 Jeep south on West Chestnut Street and turning left onto Spencer Street.

The driver of the Jeep struck Piazza, who “suffered serious injuries and was transported to an area hospital,” Nassau police said in a news release. The driver remained at the scene and an investigation is ongoing, authorities said.

Just before 4 p.m. Monday, Piazza was declared dead by a physician at a hospital, police said.