Police: Drunken driver struck bicyclist

A Brightwaters man is facing DWI charges for allegedly hitting a person riding a bicycle Saturday night. Police say Thomas Sitone was heading west in a pickup truck on Sunrise Highway service road

News 12 Staff

May 1, 2016, 5:54 PM

Updated 3,060 days ago

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A Brightwaters man is facing DWI charges for allegedly hitting a person riding a bicycle Saturday night.
Police say Thomas Sitone was heading west in a pickup truck on Sunrise Highway service road in West Islip when he struck a woman on a bike near Manor Lane shortly after 10 p.m.
The 54-year-old woman, identified as Clemencia Mennella, suffered several broken bones and was hospitalized in serious condition.
Sitone, 43, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated.