Driver Nabbed Months After Deadly Hit-Run Crash On Long Island, Police Say

Months after a 59-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Long Island, the suspected driver has been arrested.

Months after 59-year-old Joseph Biggica was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Remington Boulevard in Ronkonkoma, the suspected driver was arrested Thursday, March 2.
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Michael Mashburn

03/02/2023 1:55 p.m.

Qiulong Chen, age 35, of Ronkonkoma, was arrested Thursday, March 2 in connection to death of Joseph Biggica, according to Suffolk County Police.

A passing driver found Biggica lying unresponsive on Remington Boulevard at around 6:20 p.m. on Oct. 25, 2022. He was taken to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

An autopsy revealed he had died from injuries consistent with being struck by a car.

Detectives with the agency’s Major Case Unit determined that Chen was driving a Honda CRV when he struck Biggica and fled the scene, police said.

Chen is charged with leaving the scene of an incident with a fatality and criminal tampering. He was expected to be arraigned at Suffolk County Court in Riverhead on Thursday, March 2.

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