Queens woman dies in North Hills auto accident

Rose Weldon
A Mercedes Benz crashed into a telephone pole near the intersection of Diana's Trail and Searingtown Road in North Hills, just outside the village limits of Roslyn Estates. (Photo courtesy of Google Maps)

A 76-year-old woman from Queens was killed when the car she was riding in hit a pole in North Hills on Sept. 12, according to the Nassau County Police Department.

Detectives said an unnamed 53-year-old woman was operating a 2017 Mercedes Benz southbound on Searingtown Road around 5:10 p.m. when she struck a telephone pole near the intersection of Diana’s Trail, just outside the village limits of Roslyn Estates.

“Passenger Nadejda Skokova, 76, of Rego Park suffered multiple injuries and was transported to a local hospital, where she was pronounced deceased by a staff physician,” detectives said in a statement.

Police say that the driver and her son, 4, who was also in the back seat, were not injured. They were transported to a local hospital for evaluation.

The vehicle was impounded for a brake and safety test, the incident is still under investigation, according to NCPD detectives.

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