Homicide Squad detectives report the details of a fatal auto accident that occurred on Sunday, September 27, 2020 at 4:10 pm in Roosevelt.

According to detectives, while traveling westbound in a 2020 Toyota Rav4 on Hudson Avenue, between Elysian Terrace and N. Long Beach Avenue, an unidentified female operator left the roadway and struck a tree. As a result of the collision her car became fully engulfed in flames. The Roosevelt Fire Department responded to the scene and extinguished the fire. The female operator, who was found inside the vehicle, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The investigation into this accident continues. The name of the deceased is being withheld pending family identification.

Details by: D/Sgt. Bertini/Homicide Squad                           09/27/20/2215/6672