Peter Quoma, 28, killed, and three people injured in collision with alleged hit-and-run driver Kathy Horan, 61, on Granny Road in Medford, Long Island, New York

Modified Date:

Wed, 06/28/2017 - 9:32am

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Friday, February 19, 2016

Long Island Woman Charged in Fatal Hit-and-Run: Police

Kathy Horan, 61, of Medford, was driving east on Granny Road in Medford at about 8:20 p.m. Friday when her small SUV crashed into a group of people who had been involved in an earlier traffic accident, according to Suffolk County police. Peter Quoma, 28, of Seldon, was struck and killed by Horan's vehicle, investigators said.

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Type: Pedestrian Accident

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Hit and Run

People Involved:

Kathy Horan

Peter Quoma

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