Pedestrian Dies Due To Injuries In Suffern Weekend Hit-And-Run

SUFFERN, NY — A 73-year-old pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle last Saturday afternoon has died due to her injuries, according to the mayor’s office.

Mayor Mike Curley announced the woman’s death Wednesday on his Facebook page.

“I regret to inform the public that the 73-year-old woman who was hit by a driver who fled the scene has succumbed to her injuries and passed away,” Curley said. “I would request the public to say a prayer for this woman and keep her in your hearts.”

The mayor identified the victim as Liubov Riabovol.

Curley said the driver, Angel E. Mendoza-Raymundo, 29, is in custody and police have lodged additional charges against him. He is now facing charges of second-degree vehicular manslaughter and leaving the scene of an incident without reporting - resulting in death.

Mendoza-Raymundo was arraigned Thursday in Suffern Justice Court on the new charges and remanded to the Rockland County Jail.

Mendoza-Raymundo was originally charged with second-degree vehicular assault, leaving the scene of an incident without reporting serious physical injury, driving while intoxicated per se, and driving while intoxicated.

Police Lt. William Simurra said the accident happened around 4:23 p.m. on Aug. 16, on Lafayette Avenue near Woodland Drive.

An off-duty police sergeant saw the hit-and-run accident and quickly captured the driver after he fled the area, according to police. Emergency personnel rushed the woman to a local hospital, but she died days later, on Wednesday.

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