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92-Year-Old Woman Fatally Struck by Dump Truck in The Bronx, Police Say

By Trevor Kapp | October 20, 2016 2:30pm

THE BRONX — A 92-year-old woman was fatally struck by a dump truck as she crossed a Parkchester intersection a block from her home Tuesday morning, police said.

Marie Guido was crossing east on Castle Hill Avenue when she was struck by a dump truck turning off of Starling Avenue onto Castle Hill about 8:40 a.m., the NYPD said.

She was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital with head trauma but could not be saved, police said.

The 24-year-old dump truck driver remained on scene and was not charged, the NYPD said. The investigation is ongoing.