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A hit-and-run driver was arrested after a fatal car accident in Long Island, police said.   Duke Obule, 23, of Cambria Heights, Queens, was arrested an hour later on Hempstead Turnpike, a mile away from the crash site, police said. Officials said he was found without a license. Obule is charged with leaving the scene

Vito Errico, 22, of Oceanside, was killed in a car crash on the Southern State Parkway in Malverne, officials said.   According to reports, a 2004 Acura collided with a 2006 Toyota Highlander on the parkway around Exit 17 at about 3:41 a.m.. The collision caused the Acura to lose control, entering the south shoulder

Mary Cerqua, 73, of Eltingville, was fatally struck by a driver on Tuesday morning, officials said. She was crossing Hylan Boulevard and Wilman Avenue at around 9:30 a.m. when the driver made a left turn onto Hylan Boulevard and struck her, police said.   She was rushed to Staten Island University Hospital North where she

A man was struck and killed while he was crossing the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx, police said. The victim, whose identity has not been released, was crossing the expressway eastbound near East 138th Street at around 4 a.m. when the car struck him, officials said.   He was taken to Lincoln Medical Center

A 45-year-old man was fatally struck by a car in a hit-and-run accident in Astoria, police said. The man, whose identity has not been released, was struck at the intersection of 21st Street and 30th Road around 11 p.m., officials said.   The victim was taken to Elmhurst General Hospital where he was pronounced dead,

A 22-year-old man was left in critical condition after he was struck by an SUV driver as he attempted to cross White Plains Road and 239th Street at around 6:30 p.m. in the Bronx, according to reports.   He was on a marked crosswalk, reports confirmed. The victim was brought to Jacobi Hospital with severe

Meral Arisoy, 32, was seriously injured after she was struck on the sidewalk and pinned to a wall by a taxi cab in Greenwich Village, according to multiple reports. The incident occurred around 11 a.m. at the intersection of East 8th Street and University Place near New York University.   According to reports, the driver

Three people were injured after a car accident involving an allegedly drunk driver on Sunrise Highway near Speonk-Riverhead Road, officials said.   Peter Ethier, 26, of Westhampton Beach, was driving a 2001 BMW at a high speed when it rear-ended a 2002 Ford, prompting the Ford to roll over at around 4:30 a.m., police said.

A person was injured after a two-car accident involving a drunk teen driver, officials said.   Police investigators found that Nelvin Ramos, 18, of Hampton Bays, was driving while intoxicated after the car crash. Ramos was arrested at the scene and charged with drunk driving, a misdemeanor and multiple traffic infractions in connection with the