A 76-year-old woman from Queens was killed when the car she was riding in hit a pole in North Hills on Sept. 12, according to the Nassau County Police Department.
Detectives said an unnamed 53-year-old woman was operating a 2017 Mercedes Benz southbound on Searingtown Road around 5:10 p.m. when she struck a telephone pole near the intersection of Diana’s Trail, just outside the village limits of Roslyn Estates.
“Passenger Nadejda Skokova, 76, of Rego Park suffered multiple injuries and was transported to a local hospital, where she was pronounced deceased by a staff physician,” detectives said in a statement.
Police say that the driver and her son, 4, who was also in the back seat, were not injured. They were transported to a local hospital for evaluation.
The vehicle was impounded for a brake and safety test, the incident is still under investigation, according to NCPD detectives.
