Eyewitness News met exclusively with Cathy Lima's children Thursday. Samantha Strong and Carl Didrikson said they believe someone knows something about what happened to their mother.
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"We loved her. She was our mom and it's devastating not to know what happened in those final moments," Strong told Eyewitness News reporter Kristin Thorne.
Lima, 72, was hit by a car Tuesday night while walking along or attempting to cross Nassau Boulevard in Garden City Park. Her family thinks Lima may have gone to a nearby shopping center. Her home is only blocks away from the accident scene.
"The way that she went was not what she deserved," Didrikson said.
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Lima was a grandmother to three small children with two more grandchildren on the way.
Anyone who may have witnessed the accident is asked to call Nassau Police at 1-800-244-TIPS.
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