Hit-Run: Man Strikes Victim In School Parking Lot, Drives Away In Mohegan Lake, Police Say

A 36-year-old Westchester man is facing charges after allegedly hitting a victim in a school parking lot and driving away from the scene, police said.

The incident happened in the parking lot of the Shrub Oak International School in Mohegan Lake, police said.
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Ben Crnic

08/09/2023 1:00 p.m.

The incident happened on Sunday, Aug. 6 around 11:15 p.m., when authorities responded to the parking lot of the Shrub Oak International School in Mohegan Lake at 3151 Stony St., where a driver had struck a victim, according to Yorktown Police.

Upon arriving at the scene, officers gave aid to the victim and began searching for the fleeing suspect, who was quickly found and pulled over on Stony Street.

An investigation then confirmed that the driver, 36-year-old Port Chester resident Luis Floencio Llanos Loja, had allegedly struck the victim and caused them minor injuries before driving away, police said.

The victim was later taken to Westchester Medical Center for further evaluation.

Following the traffic stop, Llanos Loja was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of a personal injury accident. He was then released on his own recognizance and scheduled to appear in the Yorktown Justice Court on Thursday, Aug. 24.

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