Cops: Pedestrian killed in car crash

An unidentified elderly woman was struck and killed on the... — An unidentified elderly woman was struck and killed on the eastbound Sunrise Highway near 40th Street. (May 4, 2011) Credit: Paul Mazza

By BILL MASONbill.mason@newsday.comMay 5, 2011

An 84-year-old Lindenhurst woman was struck by a car and killed Wednesday night as she was walking across Sunrise Highway in Lindenhurst, Suffolk County police said.

Olga Stevens of 40th Street was struck by a car near Sunrise Highway and Straight Path about 9 p.m., police said.

Stevens was hit by a 1998 Mercury driven by a 34-year-old woman and pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from county medical examiner’s office, police said.

Police did not release any other information and said an investigation is continuing. Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers, 800-220-8477, or the First Squad, 631-854-8152. All calls will be kept confidential.

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