Woman killed in Franklin Square crash

Christian Araos

An 85-year-old woman died on Sunday afternoon from injuries sustained in a car crash in Franklin Square, according to Nassau County Police.

Vincenza Grizzafi was driving southbound on Franklin Ave. and was attempting to make a left turn onto Oaks Drive at when her Chevrolet Cobalt collided with an Infiniti G37 that was travelling northbound, police said. 

Grizzafi was taken to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead shortly after. 

The man driving the Infiniti suffered a broken leg in the collision, a Nassau County Police spokesman said.

Detectives from Nassau County Police’s Homicide Squad impounded both vehicles as part of its investigation but said the accident does not appear to be related to anything criminal. 

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