Medical emergency led to Allison Rahmani, Long Island mom of 4 crashing SUV into pool & dying moments after starting car at family’s home in Hewlett, Nassau County. Mourners and family gathered on Sunday for funeral and ceremony as husband, Michael Rahmani paid moving tribute to his wife.
The Long Island teacher and mom of four killed when her SUV plunged into the family backyard pool appears to have suffered a medical episode before the fatal crash according to a report.
Allison Rahmani, 40, died Friday when she lost control of her vehicle and drove it into the swimming pool at her family’s Hewlett home in Nassau County, Long Island, NY.
Police said Rahmani was able to call 911 from the vehicle but could not be saved and died on the way to the hospital.
Long Island couple were meant to fly to Paris for romantic getaway on Sunday
The nypost citing sources close to the investigation said police believe the mother of 4 suffered a medical emergency that led to the tragic accident. Authorities indicated that they didn’t suspect foul play and that vehicle mechanical failure was not being eyed.
Rahmani was remembered Sunday at a funeral service at Boulevard-Riverside Chapels in Hewlett – the same day she was scheduled to leave for a Paris getaway with her husband, Matthew Rahmani, president of Irving Place Minyan Orthodox Synagogue in Woodmere.
Allison, who recently celebrated her 40th birthday, was math coordinator at the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway.
Tributes to Long Island mom of 4 and Jewish teacher
At her funeral, her heartbroken husband paid tribute to her by reciting the ‘Eshet Chayil,’ or ‘Woman of Valor,’ a wedding prayer grooms traditionally recite to their brides at Jewish weddings.
‘We are broken,’ her mother, Rachelle Rohde, told mourners during an eulogy. ‘We will never be the same.’
Not immediately clear is whether the mom of four had been experiencing recent medical or health challenges and the exact nature of the medical mishap that led to her losing control of her automobile just on 9.30 a.m, Friday morning.
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