Police and emergency personnel responded on Tuesday, May 4 when a 74-year-old woman, who was crossing Stewart Ave. in Garden City, was struck by an Anton Community Newspapers delivery van. The van had pulled out of a parking lot on the north side of the road to head east on Stewart Ave. When the pedestrian, Martha Noble, a resident of Garden City, entered the road. She was taken to Winthrop-University Hospital where she died the same day. There were no charges filed against the 48-year-old male driver of the van and the van passed safety checks performed at the scene.

"It was a very tragic accident and we are deeply saddened that it occurred. The driver of the van is distraught," said Billy Delventhal, general manager of Anton Community Newspapers.