RVC woman dies after being hit by car in O'side

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A Rockville Centre resident died on May 25 after being hit by a car while riding her bicycle.

Michelle Penque, 27, was struck by a 2012 Dodge pickup truck on May 24 while she was riding her bike south on Lawson Boulevard in Oceanside at about 10:30 a.m. She was trying to cross Anchor Avenue, Nassau County police said, when the truck, which was travelling east on Anchor and turning left on Lawson, hit her.

Penque died of her injuries the next day. The NCPD investigated the accident and ruled that there was no criminality.