Far Rockaway man charged in West Hempstead hit-and-run
<p>A Far Rockaway man is accused of leaving the scene of a crash that seriously injured a rabbi in West Hempstead.</p>
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Sep 3, 2017, 12:06 PM
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Updated 2,592 days ago
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A Far Rockaway man is accused of leaving the scene of a crash that seriously injured a rabbi in West Hempstead.
Police say Benitez Rodolfo was arrested on Friday and charged in the hit-and-run.
Detectives say Rodolfo slammed into Rabbi Jordon Kelemer on Hempstead Avenue in December and took off.
It happened in front of the Young Israel Jewish Center.
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