Driver In Long Island City Hit-And-Run Is Arrested, Police Say

Updated, 9:30 a.m. Saturday.

LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS — A driver who hit a scooter-rider in a Long Island City intersection on Wednesday has been arrested and charged with leaving the scene of an accident, police said.

Dwayne C Bovell, a Richmond Hill resident, has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident involving serious injuries, police said.

Police said Bovell, 40, was driving south along Vernon Boulevard around 6 p.m. Wednesday, approaching the intersection of 44th Drive.

In the intersection, Bovell struck a 30-year-old man who had been riding his motorized scooter westbound along 44th Drive, according to police.

The crash sent the scooter-rider flying. The victim, who had severe head trauma, remained in critical condition as of Saturday, according to police.

A dozen people have been injured in crashes at the same intersection since 2011, including seven drivers, four pedestrians and one cyclist, according to data compiled by CrashMapper.

Correction: after stating on Friday that the scooter-rider had died, and releasing the scooter-rider's name, police on Saturday said that information had been erroneous, and that the man was still alive. Patch has updated this story and removed the man's name.

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