Lindenhurst Resident Lourdes Sulfa Sanchez Identified as Victim in Fatal Freeport Crash
Freeport, NY – A 51-year-old Lindenhurst woman, Lourdes Sulfa Sanchez, has been identified as the victim in a fatal collision that occurred in Freeport on Wednesday evening.
According to the Nassau County Police Department, the incident occurred at 6:58 p.m. on Wednesday, when Sulfa Sanchez attempted to cross Merrick Road from the north side to the south side near Henry Street. She was struck by a 2008 Volkswagen traveling eastbound on Merrick Road.
Sulfa Sanchez sustained severe head and body injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 7:33 p.m. by a physician.
The 62-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen remained at the scene, and no charges have been filed at this time. The Nassau County Police Department’s Homicide Squad is investigating the incident, and the case remains ongoing.