Oscar Guzman, of Elmont, arrested in hit-and-run that left pedestrian seriously injured Friday morning, police say
Nassau County police at the scene where a pedestrian was struck on Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont on Friday morning. Credit: Lou Minutoli
After a pedestrian was critically injured in a hit-and-run crash in Elmont on Friday, police say they have arrested the driver.
A 57-year-old man was crossing Hempstead Turnpike near the intersection of Locustwood Boulevard just before 7 a.m. when he was struck by Oscar Guzman, 49, who was driving a 2010 Nissan Pathfinder west on Hempstead Turnpike, police said in a news release. Guzman drove off in the SUV, and the victim was transported to a hospital where he remains in critical condition, according to police.
Police said they arrested Guzman, of Elmont, on Friday morning.
Guzman was charged with leaving the scene of serious vehicular accident with injuries. He will be arraigned on Saturday at Nassau County District Court in Hempstead. Nassau police did not release any other details about the arrest.
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