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Freeport Woman Killed Crossing Road, Driver Hospitalized: Police
An 89-year-old driver fatally struck a 73-year-old woman crossing a street in Freeport, Nassau County police announced on Wednesday, Dec. 18.
Barbara Martin of Freeport was crossing North Main Street heading east near Stevens Street in Freeport on Tuesday, Dec. 17, at 5:04 p.m., according to police. That's when the 2014 Lincoln traveling southbound hit her, detectives said.
Martin was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 6:38 p.m., according to hospital staff.
The driver, whose name has not been released, was treated for minor injuries at a local hospital. …