Police say a man is in critical condition after he was hit by a drunk driver in Uniondale. 

Officers say the 60-year-old was walking on Front Street around 10 p.m. Saturday.

Police say he was hit by a Mercedes Benz sedan and sustained head trauma. 

The driver, 44-year-old Eric Wheatley of Uniondale, was arrested about an hour later.

He's charged with vehicular assault and DWI and will be arraigned later today.