Man arrested in hit-and-run that injured 2 in Eastern Suffolk BOCES parking lot

A Brooklyn man was arrested Thursday in the hit-and-run crash that seriously injured two Eastern Suffolk BOCES employees in the parking lot of the North Bellport campus last month, county police said.

Following an investigation by detectives in the Fifth Squad, Josef McLorrain, 22, of Miller Avenue, was charged with two counts of first-degree assault.

The pedestrians, aides at the Bellport Academic Center on Martha Avenue, were struck by a vehicle at 8:36 a.m. on June 24, police said. The driver then fled the scene.

The two injured employees were taken to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue.

Jawan Harrison, 31, of Coram, was treated for serious injuries, according to Suffolk police.

The second pedestrian, Natalie Williams, 41, of Ronkonkoma, was treated for injuries that authorities said were not life-threatening.

Police said at the time that they were investigating the intent of the crash and could not say whether it was accidental or targeted.

McLorrain is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Friday.

Detectives are asking anyone with information on this crash to call the Fifth Squad at 631-854-8552 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.

By Robert Brodsky

robert.brodsky@newsday.com@BrodskyRobert

Robert Brodsky is a breaking news reporter who has worked at Newsday since 2011. He is a Queens College and American University alum.