Man Hit By 2 Cars, Killed In Nassau

Garden City NY

07 June, 2022

1:53 PM

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HEMPSTEAD, NY — A man was killed early Tuesday morning after police say he was hit by two cars while trying to cross a street in Hempstead. According to Nassau County police, the 35-year-old man was crossing Peninsula Boulevard, near the intersection of President Street, at 4:35 a.m. when he was hit by a 2003 Honda Civic being driven by a 47-year-old man. The man was knocked into the other lane of traffic, where he was then hit by a 2018 Dodge van driven by a 54-year-old man. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene by a paramedic. Police have not yet released his name. Police say the drivers of both vehicles remained at the scene. The investigation is ongoing.