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UPDATED: Pedestrian Critical After Auto Struck Her
Police say 85-year-old motorist hit woman crossing Lido Boulevard.
This story was updated at 4:20 p.m. 5.15.13.
A woman is in critical condition after an elderly motorist vehicle struck her while she was walking in Lido Beach on Wednesday, according Nassau County Police Department.
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Fourth Precinct detectives said that at 11:01 a.m. an 85-year-old woman driving a 2004 Pontiac westbound on Lido Boulevard struck a 59-year-old female pedestrian that was crossing from north to south at Regent Drive, outside of the Lido-Point Lookout Fire District firehouse.
The pedestrian suffered serious head trauma and a Nassau County Police Helicopter transported her to a nearby hospital, where she is listed in critical condition.
The vehicle passed a safety inspection at scene and detectives report no criminality.
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