Woman, 85, Dies in Long Island Crash: Police

An 85-year-old woman has died and a 25-year-old man sustained a broken leg after their cars crashed Sunday on Long Island.

The woman was traveling southbound on Franklin Avenue in her 2006 Chevy Cobalt around 2:41 p.m. when she tried to make a left turn onto Oaks Drive in Franklin Square and collided with a 2011 Infiniti G37, police said.

The woman suffered multiple trauma injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital where she was later pronounced dead. The man was taken to a local hospital for treatment for a broken leg.

Police are investigating the accident, which they say was non-criminal. The victims have not been identified.

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