Suffolk County

Woman, 60, Fatally Struck Crossing Long Island Road: Police

The woman was crossing Little East Neck Road in West Babylon when the driver hit her, police said

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  • A 60-year-old woman was crossing a road in West Babylon on Friday evening when a driver hit her, police said
  • The woman was taken to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead, according to police
  • The driver hadn't been charged as of Saturday morning; an investigation is ongoing

A driver hit and killed a 60-year-old woman on Long Island Friday evening, police say. 

Paula James, was crossing Little East Neck Road, just north of 12th Street in West Babylon, around 5:50 p.m. when a driver traveling north on Little East Neck Road in a 2006 Kia hit her, Suffolk County police said.

James was taken to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead, police said.

The 55-year-old driver wasn’t injured and hasn’t been charged, according to police.

Police didn’t immediately provide any additional information about the incident. An investigation is ongoing. 

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