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The girl, Christina Burns, of Selden, slept at the home of a family on Ashford Drive in Bohemia, after attending a party there on Saturday evening, Aug. 10, according to police.
She left the home at approximately 6:50 a.m. on Sunday morning, Aug. 11 driving a 2005 Nissan Altima and, while traveling on Ashford Drive, left the roadway, struck a mailbox and drove across a lawn before striking Che Yeung, who was walking in the street, police said. Burns then fled the scene in her vehicle, said police.
Approximately half an hour later, Burns was involved in a second crash, this one at the intersection of Route 347 and Route 25 in Nesconset, police said. Fourth Precinct officers charged her with driving while intoxicated.
An investigation by Fourth Precinct officers revealed that Burns’ vehicle had more damage than sustained in the Nesconset crash, said police. Fifth Squad detectives were notified and she was linked to the earlier incident. Burns was subsequently charged with leaving the scene of an accident with serious physical injury.
Yeung, 80, of Bohemia, was transported to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore where she is in critical condition.
Francis Rogalle, 50, was charged with violating Suffolk County’s social host law. Burns was held overnight at the Fourth Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Monday, Aug. 12.
The Nissan was impounded as evidence.
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