Crime & Safety
Police ID LI Man Killed In New Year's Day Hit-And-Run Crash
A 38-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene by a medic, Nassau police say.
PLAINVIEW, NY — A Queens woman was charged with leaving the scene of a vehicular accident with a fatality after Nassau police say her SUV struck and killed a man crossing Old Country Road in Plainview on New Year's Day.
The 38-year-old man was crossing the roadway from north to south, near Floral Avenue when he was struck by a 2018 Jeep Wrangler traveling eastbound, and the vehicle did not stop and continued eastbound, according to police.
The victim has been identified as Kevin Lawry, 38, of Plainview, police said.
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Lawry sustained serious injuries and was pronounced at the scene by a police medic, the department said.
After a thorough investigation, it was determined that Veronica Marmol, 39, of College Point, was driving the Jeep, and she was placed under arrest without incident, according to police.
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She is scheduled for arraignment on Thursday at First District Court in Hempstead.
It was not immediately clear if she has legal representation.
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