Suffolk County Police arrested a woman for leaving the scene of a fatal crash that occurred in Amityville last night.
A man was walking across Route 110, near Albany Avenue, when he was struck by a southbound vehicle and then struck again by a northbound 2020 Land Rover at approximately 11:45 p.m. Both vehicles fled the scene.
The man, who has not yet been identified by police, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.
New York State Troopers stopped the Land Rover on westbound Southern Parkway, near Exit 19, and charged the driver, Danielle Lapersonerie, with Driving While Intoxicated.
Suffolk County Police Major Case Unit detectives charged Lapersonerie, 26, of 70 Greybarn Lane, Amityville, with Leaving the Scene of an Incident Involving Fatality. She is being held overnight at the First Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip later today.
The first vehicle to strike the victim is still being sought, and detectives are asking anyone with information to contact the Major Case Unit at 631-852-6555 or Crime Stoppers at 800-220-TIPS.
All calls will remain confidential.