Crime & Safety
UPDATE: School Secretary Struck by Car in GCMS Crosswalk
Transported to Winthrop with possible lower leg compound fracture.
A school secretary was struck by an auto in the crosswalk of the Garden City Middle School on Cherry Valley Avenue early Thursday afternoon.
GCMS principal Peter Osroff sent a mass email to parents alerting them of the incident Thursday: "This afternoon a school secretary was struck and seriously injured by a car as she was crossing within the Middle School crosswalk on Cherry Valley Avenue."
Osroff continued, "Years ago, a secretary was killed in the same location. As the school principal, I cannot express more strongly my warning to parents to not allow their children to cross Cherry Valley Avenue when a crossing guard is not present. Directly stated, to act otherwise is irresponsible and jeopardizes the lives of our children. Thank you for your careful attention."
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Police and firefighters were on the scene as the woman was treated for a possible compound fracture of her lower leg. She was transported to Winthrop-University Hospital via Nassau County Police Department ambulance.
