Alexander Cerda, of Bay Shore, arrested in crash that killed pedestrian Eric Perez, of Bay Shore, police say
Suffolk detectives at the scene of a fatal hit-and-run crash on Main Street near Shore Lane in Bay Shore. Credit: Paul Mazza
A Bay Shore man was arrested on Wednesday, charged in a hit-and-run crash early Saturday morning that killed a pedestrian, Suffolk police said.
Police charged Alexander Cerda, 21, with leaving the scene of a fatality, following a crash just after 2 a.m. when he struck and killed Eric Perez, 52, of Bay Shore, as Perez was crossing Main Street early Saturday, Suffolk County police said in a press release.
Perez was pronounced dead at the scene, police said, adding Cerda drove off.
Cerda also was charged with grand larceny, accused of stealing a 2018 Toyota RAV4 that, police said, was believed to be the same vehicle involved in the crash. He was charged too with criminal mischief, accused of breaking the window of a home.
Cerda was scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday in First District Court in Central Islip. A defense attorney was not listed.
John Asbury is a breaking news and general assignment reporter. He has been with Newsday since 2014 and previously worked at The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, California.
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