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21-Year-Old Hit, Killed Firefighter In Hewlett Before Fleeing Scene, Police Say
A 21-year-old suspect is behind bars weeks after a hit-and-run crash killed a volunteer firefighter on Long Island.
Emergency crews in Hewlett were called about a fatal crash near Broadway and Everit Avenue shortly after 10 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18.
Jeffrey Frank, 74, was crossing Broadway when he was struck by an SUV traveling northbound. Witnesses told Nassau County Police that a male driver exited the vehicle, dragged Frank to the side of the road, and then fled the scene.
Frank, of Hewlett, was pronounced dead at the hospital, as Daily Voice reported.
On Monday, Dec. 30, homicide detec…
Update: Suspect In Hit-Run Crash Killing 22-Year-Old Long Island Firefighter Arrested
Days after a beloved Long Island firefighter and aspiring EMT was killed in a hit-and-run crash, police have a suspect in custody.
Christopher Hlavaty, age 22, of East Patchogue, died Monday night, June 10, after his motorcycle was struck by a car near Main Street and Rider Avenue in Patchogue, according to Suffolk County Police.
Hlavaty was taken by ambulance to Stony Brook University Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
On Thursday evening, June 13, police revealed that 36-year-old Maria Guallpa-Bonilla, of Bellport, was arrested on suspicion of leaving the scene of an incident in…
