Driver Suspected Of Crashing Into House, Causing Fire Arrested: Police

OSSINING, NY — Police have arrested a suspect who fled from a crash that caused a fire that would displace 15 people, authorities have announced.

On March 29, around 4:30 p.m., the Ossining Police Department began receiving calls about a vehicle that struck a house in the area of South Highland Avenue, near Broad Avenue.

Officers arriving at the scene found that a 2011 Subaru Impreza had struck the corner of the house at 62 South Highland Ave. Authorities say the car caused extensive damage to the house and struck the utility connections to the building, causing a fire.

The car was unoccupied at the time of officers' arrival.

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The Ossining Fire Department eventually brought the fire under control. The destruction would displace 15 residents and their pets from apartments in the house. No serious injuries were reported.

Witnesses told police that they saw the driver leaving the scene after the crash.

Police say that a suspect was identified, and on Tuesday, 33-year-old Tevin Mackey, of Ossining, turned himself in at Ossining Police Department headquarters.

He will be arraigned in Ossining Town Justice Court on April 15.

Mackey was not the registered owner of the vehicle involved in the incident, according to police, and information about criminal charges is forthcoming.

Ossining police ask that anyone who saw Mackey on the date of the incident visit their evidence submission portal.