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East Farmingdale man arrested in connection with fatal hit-and-run

An East Farmingdale man was arrested in connection with a deadly hit-and-run on the Southern State Parkway. Detectives say they used debris at the crash site to track down 37-year-old Wilkens Thelusma.

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Oct 19, 2015, 6:41 AM

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Updated 3,122 days ago

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East Farmingdale man arrested in connection with fatal hit-and-run
An East Farmingdale man was arrested in connection with a deadly hit-and-run on the Southern State Parkway.
Detectives say they used debris at the crash site to track down 37-year-old Wilkens Thelusma.
As News 12 previously reported, 28-year-old Rick Munoz, of Oyster Bay, crashed a stolen box truck Thursday morning near Exit 21 in Valley Stream.
Police say Thelusma hit Munoz after he got out of the truck. Munoz was killed in the crash.
 
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