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A man has been apprehended for driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a Long Island crash that left a woman dead overnight, police said.
The crash happened around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 14 in Ronkonkoma.
Wade Gagliano, age 23, of Ronkonkoma, was driving a 2005 Lexus RX330 westbound on Johnson Avenue, between Pine Avenue and Ocean Avenue, when the vehicle struck a female pedestrian, Suffolk County Police said.
The victim, who has not yet been identified by police, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner, police said.
Gagliano failed to remain at the scene and was located a short time later, according to police.
Major Case Unit detectives charged Gagliano was charged with:
- Leaving the scene of an incident resulting in death,
- Driving while intoxicated.
He was held overnight at the Fourth Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Sunday, Aug. 14.
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