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The crash took place in Nassau County around 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 1 in Freeport.
According to Nassau County Police detectives, Tyshaun Johashen, age 32, homeless, was driving a 2018 Nissan Sentra southbound on Babylon Turnpike in the vicinity of Carroll Street when he struck a 24-year-old woman.
The woman, identified as Mia Pollidore, of Freeport, suffered severe trauma and was pronounced dead at the scene.
An investigation found that Johashen, who remained at the scene, was intoxicated at the time of the accident and was placed under arrest without incident, police said.
Johashen is charged with:
- Manslaughter
- Vehicular Manslaughter
- Driving while intoxicated
- Aggravated unlicensed operation
- Unlicensed operation of a vehicle.
He will be arraigned on Thursday, March 2, at First in Hempstead.
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