Lan Huynh Truong charged in hit-and-run that killed Victoria Hutson, of Selden, police say
Suffolk police officers at the scene of the fatal hit-and-run in Selden Wednesday. Credit: Tom Lambui
Suffolk police on Thursday charged a man in connection with the hit-and-run that killed a pedestrian in Selden on Wednesday.
Lan Huynh Truong, 44, of Selden, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident. He was being held at the Sixth Precinct and was scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Thursday, police said
The pedestrian, Victoria Hutson, of Selden, was hit while walking on the shoulder in front of a Boyle Road residence. Police said she was struck by a 2016 Toyota Camry that continued north on Boyle Road at 11:21 a.m.
Hutson was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Detectives ask anyone with information on this crash to call the Major Case Unit at 631-852-6553 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.
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