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Nassau County police arrested a Queens woman and charged her for allegedly leaving the scene after
fatally striking a pedestrian crossing Old Country Road in Plainview Wednesday evening
. Veronica Marmol, 39, is charged with leaving the scene of an incident resulting in death. Plainview residents expressed sadness but said they were not surprised because the intersection is notoriously dangerous. “Sit here, wait five minutes and people shoot through that light all the time,” Plainview resident Joe Carola said. “Say prayers for the family but they need to do something about the light,” Plainview resident Theresa Mikulus said. “I don’t know what they could do but some enforcement has to be done because I’m surprised something like that hasn’t happened before.” Police said the College Point resident was behind the wheel of the 2018 Jeep Wrangler traveling eastbound on Old Country Road when she allegedly struck a 38-year-old man before taking off. The victim, who has not been identified yet, was crossing Old Country Road near Floral Avenue and died at the scene. Police would only say they arrested Marmol a short time later near the crash scene. Marmol is scheduled to face a judge in First District Court in Hempstead later today. The investigation is still ongoing. ”