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Woman, 78, Dies After Being Hit By Truck Near Farm Stand
The crash occurred Monday afternoon; the box truck also hit the farm stand owner, Suffolk Police say.
EASTPORT, NY — A Queens woman was killed Monday when she was hit by a box truck while standing in front of a farm stand in Eastport, police said.
According to Suffolk County Police, the crash took place at 3 p.m. on County Road 111, about a quarter mile north of Sunrise Highway. Judith DiLorenzo, 78, was standing in front of a farm stand when a 2011 Freightliner box truck driven by Fredrick Rensing, 43, of Middle Island struck her — the truck also hit the farm stand operator, Brian Ringhoff, 58, of East Moriches, and slammed into the farm stand, police said.
Eastport, NY- An elderly Whitestone, NY woman was killed this afternoon when a box truck slammed into her, a farm stand and the farm stand operator on Route 111 north of Sunrise Hwy. The woman, 78, was rushed to PBMC but did not survive. The worker refused treatment. pic.twitter.com/8w8IljKQTg
— Stringer News (@Stringernews) September 1, 2020
DiLorenzo, of Whitestone, was transported to Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead where she was pronounced dead, police said.
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Ringhoff refused medical attention; Rensing was not injured, police said.
No charges were filed, police said.
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The motor carrier safety section performed a safety check at the scene, police said..
Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to contact the Seventh Squad at 631-852-8752.
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