Daniel Gomez charged in Sunrise Highway fatal hit-and-run in Lindenhurst
Police cordon off the intersection of North Indiana Avenue and Sunrise Highway in Lindenhurst on Tuesday morning, after a hit-and-run crash in which a pedestrian was killed. Credit: Paul Mazza
A Brentwood man has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian early Tuesday in Lindenhurst, Suffolk police said.
Daniel Gomez, 65, was arrested at his home and charged with leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash involving a fatality, police said. He was to be held overnight at the Third Precinct and arraigned Wednesday at First District Court in Central Islip.
The pedestrian was crossing the westbound side of Sunrise Highway at North Indiana Avenue at 4:25 a.m. when he was struck by a 2012 Honda Accord, police said. Gomez fled in his vehicle, police said.
The victim was identified by police as Erik Ermanovics, 56, who was homeless. He was taken to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip, where he was pronounced dead.
Newsday's Maureen Mullarkey contributed to this story.
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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