New York family was grieving a woman who police said had died when they learned she was alive

Antonio Planas is a breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital.

A Staten Island, New York, family has experienced a whirlwind of emotions after they were incorrectly told by police that their loved one had been killed in a car crash. The day after a deadly Oct. 30 crash involving a pedestrian, police told Sheila Nagengast, of Staten Island, that her sister Denise Owens, 44, was killed, according to Glen Devora, who is Nagengast's attorney.

'Upon further investigation, a proper identification and subsequent family notification was made. We apologize for the unfortunate grief we may have caused.” The crash occurred about 10:30 p.m. Oct. 30 at the Staten Island intersection of Hyland Boulevard and New Dorp Lane, police said in a separate statement that incorrectly identified the victim as a 44-year-old woman. An 18-year-old man driving a Nissan Maxima struck the pedestrian, police said.

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