NCPD Make Arrest in Freeport for Fatal Hit-and-Run on July 4th
Freeport, NY - July 5, 2015 - The Homicide Squad reports the details of a Fatal Vehicular Accident that occurred on Saturday, July 4, 2015 at 11:00 pm in Freeport.
According to detectives, an unknown male victim was crossing Sunrise Highway west of Buffalo Avenue from north to south when he was struck by a gray Nissan Altima travelling eastbound. The vehicle continued to travel eastbound on Sunrise Highway failing to stop. The victim was transported to Nassau University Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased at 11:32 pm by emergency room staff.
After an investigation detectives placed under arrest defendant Stephanie Beeker, 66, of Merrick at 12:32 am on July 4, 2015 in Baldwin.
Defendant Beeker is being charged with Leaving the Scene of an Accident with Death. She will be arraigned on Sunday, July 05, 2015 at First District Court, Hempstead.