A 40-year-old woman died on Friday after losing control of a 2023 GMC SUV that struck a tree and a parked car before crashing into a backyard swimming pool on Elinor Road near Woodside Drive in Hewlett, Nassau County, according to Nassau County Police Department officials.
Woman dies after SUV plunges into backyard pool on Long Island
A 40-year-old woman died on Friday after losing control of a 2023 GMC SUV that struck a tree and a parked car before crashing into a backyard swimming pool on Elinor Road near Woodside Drive in Hewlett, Nassau County, according to Nassau County Police Department officials.
Authorities believe the woman had been removed from the SUV before officers arrived at the scene, police said. Officers attempted life-saving measures at the scene before she was transported to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead, a Nassau County Police Department representative told The Post.
The woman's identity had not been released. Her cause of death had not been disclosed as of the time of reporting, and the investigation is ongoing.
It was not clear where the woman was driving when the vehicle began to lose control.
- The source does not state how or by whom the woman was removed from the SUV before officers arrived.
- The source does not state the woman's identity.
- The source does not state the official cause of death.
- The source does not state where the woman was traveling when she lost control.
- The source does not state whether any other individuals were injured or affected by the crash.
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