SCPD: Arrest Made in Connection with Patchogue Hit-and-Run Crash that Left Motorcyclist Dead
Suffolk County Police on Thursday, June 13 arrested a driver for fleeing the scene of a crash that killed a motorcyclist in Patchogue on Monday, June 10.
Christopher Hlavaty was operating 2008 Suzuki motorcycle northbound on Rider Avenue, turning left onto Main Street, when he was struck by car traveling westbound on Main Street t the intersection of Rider Avenue and Main Street at approximately 10:45 p.m. The vehicle, described as an older, dark colored sedan, fled southbound on Rider Avenue.
Hlavaty, 22, of East Patchogue, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Following an investigation by Major Case Unit detectives, Maria Guallpa-Bonilla was arrested for striking the motorcyclist while driving a 2001 Mercury Cougar.
Guallpa-Bonilla, 36, of 47 Carver Blvd., Bellport, was charged with Leaving the Scene of an Incident Involving a Fatality. She was held overnight at the Fourth Precinct. She was arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on June 14.
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