Ridge man arrested in hit-run of bicyclist, police say
Police officers at the scene in East Islip where the bicyclist was hit Saturday morning.
Credit: Tom Lambui
Suffolk County police arrested a Ridge man after, they said, a hit-and-run that left a bicyclist in East Islip seriously injured on Saturday morning.
Cyclist Aaron Kudla, 30, was struck by Scott Parker, 33, driving a Chrysler Concorde eastbound on Union Boulevard, according to police.
The crash happened near the intersection of Carleton Avenue at 9:25 a.m., police said.
Kudla was taken to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore with serious injuries.
Parker was arrested shortly afterward and charged with leaving the scene of an accident with serious injury, police said. He was released after arraignment at First District Court in Central Islip on Sunday with non-monetary restrictions and his attorney could not be immediately reached.
Brianne Ledda covers the Town of Islip for Newsday. She previously covered Southold and Greenport for The Suffolk Times and is a graduate of Stony Brook University.
