Driver flees North Lindenhurst crash scene, Suffolk police say

A Massapequa man was charged with leaving the scene of an accident late Monday after his truck collided with a car at an intersection in North Lindenhurst and he fled, police said.

Tyler Bravo, 22, was arrested a short time after the crash, which Suffolk County police said occurred at Wellwood Avenue and Straight Path at 11:06 p.m.

Bravo is scheduled for arraignment in First District Court in Central Islip on Tuesday.

Police said Bravo was driving a 2002 Dodge pickup truck when he collided with a 2009 Hyundai Elantra, then fled.

It was not immediately clear if anyone was injured.

Additional details were not available.

By John Valenti

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John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”