Donald Mooney, 49, killed in pedestrian hit-and-run accident on Long Island, New York
Man charged in fatal hit-and-run on Long Island
The 34-year-old Baldwin man is also charged with leaving the scene of a fatality and driving while intoxicated.
A man is charged with vehicular manslaughter after a hit-and-run crash killed a pedestrian on Long Island.
Nassau County police say Cosmin Florea hit Donald Mooney around midnight Friday as Mooney crossed Main Street in Port Washington.
The 49-year-old Lynbrook man was pronounced dead at North Shore University Hospital around 4:20 a.m. Saturday.
Police say Florea's 2010 Ford Fusion was stopped in Queens around 12:45 a.m. They say the vehicle had windshield and front end damage.
The 34-year-old Baldwin man is also charged with leaving the scene of a fatality and driving while intoxicated.
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