Patrick Thompson, of Levittown, charged in fatal crash in North Bellmore, police say
Nassau police at the scene of a crash that left a man dead in North Bellmore Sunday night. Credit: Jim Staubitser
A Levittown man who allegedly fled the scene of a Sunday night crash in North Bellmore that left a motorcyclist dead has been arrested and charged with vehicular manslaughter, Nassau police said Monday.
Patrick Thompson, 59, was driving a 2009 Chevrolet west on North Jerusalem Road near Sherman Avenue when his vehicle collided with an eastbound 2003 Harley Davidson motorcycle at about 11 p.m., police said. The motorcyclist, identified as Daniel Bliss, 63, of North Bellmore, died at the scene, police said.
Following the crash, Thompson fled the scene on foot, police said. He was eventually located by a police canine unit and arrested without incident, according to police.
Thompson was charged with second-degree manslaughter, driving while intoxicated, and leaving the scene of an incident resulting in a fatality, police said. At his arraignment Monday in First District Court in Hempstead, Thompson pleaded not guilty and a judge ordered him held without bail, according to court records.
Thompson was represented Monday by the Legal Aid Society of Nassau County, the court records show. He is scheduled to return to court Wednesday.
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