Police say a motorcyclist was
fatally struck in Jericho and that the driver of a sedan who fled
the scene has been arrested.
The incident
happened on Jericho Turnpike around 11:45 p.m.
Police say Jordan P. Solomon, 30,
of Forest Hills, was operating a sedan heading westbound on Jericho Turnpike
when he struck a 29-year-old male motorcyclist who
was also heading westbound on Jericho Turnpike.
The motorcyclist was
pronounced dead at the scene. Police say Solomon then fled.
According to police, Solomon
was located and arrested a short time after the accident at the
entrance of the Long Island Expressway when his vehicle became disabled.
Solomon has been charged
with DWI, leaving the scene of a fatal accident, vehicular manslaughter,
manslaughter and assault.
Jericho Turnpike was closed
overnight following the accident
but has since reopened in both directions between Old Hamlet Drive and North
Broadway.