Cops: Hit-and-run driver injures 2 pedestrians in North Lindenhurst
Suffolk police at the scene in North Lindenhurst on Wednesday where the driver of a Toyota Camry hit two pedestrians, authorities said. ' Credit: Paul Mazza
Two men were struck and injured by a hit-and-run driver Wednesday afternoon in North Lindenhurst, Suffolk police said.
The driver of a 2020 Toyota Camry struck both pedestrians about 3:30 p.m. on the westbound Sunrise Highway near North Ontario Avenue, according to police.
After leaving the scene, the driver was located by police officers about 15 minutes later, police said.
The driver, identified as Biaggio Scaduto, 22, of Nesconset, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident with injury and third-degree assault. He will be arraigned in First District Court at a later date, police said.
Both pedestrians were taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital and were expected to survive, police said.
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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