Ronkonkoma, NY - December 17, 2015 - Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives are investigating an incident in which a woman was seriously injured in front of her Ronkonkoma home when a landscaping truck, backed into her.
Jorge Chinchilla was operating a landscaping truck with an attached trailer, owned by Dank Inc., of Massapequa, when he struck Rose Dalli, in front of her home, located at 22 2nd Court, Ronkonkoma at approximately 10:55 a.m. Dalli was standing in the roadway, when she was struck by the trailer.
Dalli, 71, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital with non-life-threatening but serious injuries. Chinchilla, 43, of Freeport, stayed at the scene and was not injured.
The investigation is continuing.