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At approximately 11:45 p.m. on Friday, July 2, Steven Moscatiello, age 20, of Garden City, was operating a gray-colored 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee eastbound on Jericho Turnpike in New Hyde Park at the intersection of Cherry Lane when he struck the male pedestrian, Nassau County Police said.
The 50-year-old victim, now identified as Daniel Sandstrom, age 50, of Huntington Station. succumbed to his injuries and at 12:51 a.m. when he was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.
Moscatiello was charged with second-degree vehicular manslaughter and DWI.
He was scheduled to be arraigned on Saturday, July 3, in First District Court in Hempstead.
The investigation is ongoing.
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