A 77-year-old driver struck a pole and then crashed into the Smith Haven Mall after suffering a medical event Friday, according to police.

Police say Margherita Giaquinto, of Patchogue, was driving a 2015 Mercedes-Benz in the parking lot of the mall when she apparently suffered a medical emergency, struck a pole and then the building around 2 p.m. 

Giaquinto was transported via ambulance to Stony Brook University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

The vehicle was impounded for a safety check. The investigation is ongoing.