ID Released For Person Struck, Killed By Van Near Long Island Intersection

The identity has been released of a person who was killed after being struck by a vehicle near a Long Island intersection.

Old Country Road near Hilton Street in New Cassel.
Photo Credit: *Google Maps street view*

Joe Lombardi

10/21/2021 11:30 a.m.

The crash happened around 4:35 a.m. Monday, Oct. 11 in New Cassel.

A 65-year-old man was operating a gray van westbound on Old Country Road near Hilton Street, when it struck the pedestrian in the roadway, Nassau County Police said.

The pedestrian, now identified as Shelly Rudolph, a 56-year-old man from Staten Island, suffered severe trauma and was pronounced dead at the scene by a Nassau County Police Medic.

Original report: Person Dies After Being Struck By Van Near Long Island Intersection

The operator of the van remained at the scene.

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