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Eyewitness News
Monday, August 22, 2016 01:10PM
PORT JEFFERSON STATION, Long Island (WABC) -- A Long Island man is charged with driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident after a man was killed in a crash in Port Jefferson Station Sunday night.
Police say 31-year-old Bob Hidalgo was driving a 2011 Toyota Corolla southbound on Route 112 near Sagamore Hills Drive when his vehicle was struck by a 1995 Nissan Maxima traveling southbound on Route 112 at 5:10 p.m.
Authorities say the driver of the Maxima, 19-year-old Danny Bonilla Zavala, fled on foot and was apprehended a short time later.
Hidalgo, of Coram, was pronounced dead at the scene. His wife, Taisha Hidalgo, 30, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
Zavala, of Selden, was hospitalized with minor injuries.
The vehicles were impounded for safety checks, and the investigation is continuing. Anyone with information on the crash is asked to contact Major Case Unit detectives at 852-6555.
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Driver killed in hit-run in Port Jefferson Station, cops say
Updated August 22, 2016 12:59 PM
By John Valenti john.valenti@newsday.com
Danny Bonilla Zavala, 19, of Selden is charged with driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in injury or death in a fatal crash on Route 112 in Port Jefferson Station on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016. Photo Credit: SCPD
A 31-year-old Coram man was killed and his wife was injured when their car was hit by a drunken driver who fled the scene on foot and was caught by a police officer a short time later, police said.
The fatal crash occurred on Route 112 near Sagamore Hills Drive in Port Jefferson Station at 5:10 p.m. Sunday, Suffolk County police said.
Killed in the crash was Bob Hidalgo. Police said he was pronounced dead at the scene. His wife, identified by police as Taisha Hidalgo, 30, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital with what police called “non-life-threatening injuries.” Her condition was not immediately known.
Police said Bob Hidalgo was driving south on Route 112 when his 2011 Toyota Corolla was struck by a southbound 1995 Nissan Maxima driven by Danny Bonilla Zavala, 19, of Selden.
After the crash, police said, Bonilla Zavala fled the scene on foot. He was caught a short time later by Sixth Precinct Officer Matthew Cameron.
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Police said Bonilla Zavala was taken to John T. Mather Memorial Hospital in Port Jefferson for treatment of minor injuries.
Major Case Unit detectives later arrested Bonilla Zavala and charged him with driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in injury or death, police said.
More charges are pending.
Bonilla Zavala, who police said “initially misidentified himself to police” as Jose Benitez, was held overnight at the Sixth Precinct and is scheduled for arraignment Monday in First District Court in Central Islip.
Police said both vehicles were impounded for safety checks and are asking anyone with information regarding the crash to call detectives at 631-852-6555.