Man Killed, Struck By 2 Cars In Amityville Hit-And-Run: Police

AMITYVILLE, NY — A woman was arrested and charged on Sunday, after she fatally struck a man while driving intoxicated and left the scene in Amityville, Suffolk County Police said.

Santos Aguirre, 47, of Copiague, was walking across Route 110, near Albany Avenue at about 11:45 p.m. when he was struck by a southbound vehicle and then struck again by a northbound 2020 Land Rover.

He was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner, police said.

New York State Troopers stopped the Land Rover on westbound Southern Parkway, near Exit 19, and charged the driver, Danielle Lapersonerie, 26, of Amityville, with driving while intoxicated, police said.

Suffolk County Police Major Case Unit detectives also charged Lapersonerie with leaving the scene of an incident involving a fatality.

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.