Suspect Nabbed In Hit-Run That Killed Long Island Woman On Way To Exercise Class

Police have arrested a suspected hit-and-run driver accused of killing a 72-year-old woman on a busy Long Island roadway.

Lydia Ciminelli, age 72, was killed in a hit-and-run crash while crossing Rosevale Avenue in Ronkonkoma Monday morning, Aug. 7.
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Michael Mashburn

11/29/2023 12:30 p.m.

Lydia Ciminelli, of Lake Ronkonkoma, died Monday, Aug. 7, after she was struck in Ronkonkoma while crossing Rosevale Avenue near Motor Parkway at around 9:30 a.m.

Moments before the crash, Ciminelli had gotten off a bus and was walking to the Ronkonkoma Senior Center for an exercise class, according to a GoFundMe.

Earlier Report: 'Forever Changed': Support Rising For Woman Killed In Hit-Run Crash On Busy Ronkonkoma Road

She was taken by ambulance to Stony Brook University Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Detectives said the driver, who was in a dark colored sedan, never stopped.

On Wednesday, Nov. 29, Suffolk County Police announced that 28-year-old Michelle Karp, of East Northport, was arrested in connection with Ciminelli’s death.

Karp is charged with leaving the scene of an incident resulting in death and tampering with physical evidence.

She was scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday at Suffolk County Court in Riverhead.

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