Mom: Hit-run suspect was troubled
Photo credit: SCPD | John Pappias, 46, was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle crash.
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It was clear something had been burdening John Pappias, his mother said.
The Northport man -- arraigned Sunday in the October hit-and-run crash that killed a construction worker -- didn't tell Georgia Pappias about his problem, but she knew it was serious.
"You could see he couldn't sleep. He'd cry during the night," she said. "Maybe it wasn't the right thing to do, but when you're scared,...
