Woman hit by turkey thrown through windshield in 2004 dies

LONG ISLAND, New York -- A Long Island woman who was struck by a frozen turkey thrown through the windshield of her car by a teenager has died.

Victoria Ruvolo was hit by the turkey in 2004.

In the years following the incident, Ruvolo publicly forgave the teen and wrote a book, "No Room for Vengeance: In Justice and Healing."

Ruvolo will be laid to rest Thursday morning in Oceanside.

She was 59 years old.