Suffolk County Police today arrested a Huntington Station man for DWAI following a crash that killed a pedestrian in Dix Hills.
Kenneth Stewart was driving a 2021 Honda Civic westbound on Vanderbilt Parkway at Village Hill Drive when the vehicle struck a pedestrian in the roadway.
The pedestrian, Angela Sarant, 69, of Dix Hills, was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore where she was pronounced dead. Stewart was not injured.
Stewart, 64, of Huntington Station, was charged with Driving While Ability Impaired by Alcohol and Drugs. He will be held overnight at the Third Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on December 9.
The Honda was impounded for a safety check. Anyone with information on this crash is asked to contact Major Case Unit detectives at 631-852-6555.
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