Police: Woman hit by car in Bellport dies

A woman died when she was struck by a car along Brookhaven Avenue in Bellport shortly after midnight Thursday; the driver, a 26-year-old man who lives in that village, escaped injury, Suffolk police said.

The man was driving a 2009 Honda Civic, headed east, near Station Road, when his car struck Kristen Henaghan, of Jamaica Avenue in Holtsville, in the roadway, around 12:30 a.m. police said. Henaghan, 48, died at the scene, police said.

The Honda was impounded for a safety check.

Anyone who can help investigators should call the Major Case Unit at 631-852-6555.