52-Year-Old Woman On A Scooter Killed By Driver On Nostrand Avenue, Police Say

52-Year-Old Woman On A Scooter Killed By Driver On Nostrand Avenue, Police Say
An FDNY ambulance.
An FDNY ambulance. (Photo: Tomás Fano / Flickr)

A 52-year-old woman riding a mobility scooter was killed Tuesday afternoon after being struck by a car while crossing Nostrand Avenue along Avenue Z, police say.

According to the NYPD, a 2013 Infiniti sedan struck the woman, identified as Carol Carboni, while making a left turn from Avenue Z onto Nostrand Avenue. Carboni was tossed from her scooter into the road and police reported that she suffered severe head trauma.

EMS took her to Lutheran Medical Center, where she was pronounced deceased. Police are investigating the crash, but say no arrests were made and the driver remained at the scene.