Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck by Driver of Ford Truck on Staten Island

Staten Island, NY – A 52-year-old pedestrian died when she was struck by a 2018 Ford utility truck at the intersection of Narrows Road South and Fingerboard Road in Grasmere near the Staten Island Expressway on January 29. First responders discovered the Fort Wadsworth woman underneath the truck with severe head trauma and dead at the scene. The 46-year-old Ford driver remained at the scene for further investigation.

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