Teenager Arrested For Driving Stolen Vehicle Involved In MV Crash With Fatality

Suffolk County Police last night arrested a teenage male for driving a stolen vehicle while impaired by drugs after he attempted to flee the scene of a fatal motor vehicle crash in Centereach.

A 16-year-old male was driving a stolen 2008 Land Rover LR2 eastbound on Middle Country Road when he crashed the vehicle into the rear of a sedan being driven by a 73-year-old woman at approximately 9:10 p.m.

The woman was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital where she was pronounced dead. A 50-year-old male passenger in the sedan was transported to the same hospital for treatment of serious injuries. Their identities are being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

The teen, who was not injured, attempted to flee the scene on foot but was apprehended by an off-duty Suffolk County Police officer. Officers from the Selective Alcohol Fatality Enforcement Team (SAFE-T) charged the teen, who is not being identified due to his age, with Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs 1st Degree. Major Case Unit detectives charged him with Leaving the Scene of a Fatal Motor Vehicle Accident and Criminal Possession of Stolen Property 3rd Degree. He is being held overnight at the Sixth Precinct and will be arraigned at the Youth Part of First District Court in Central Islip on May 5.

Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to call the Major Case Unit at 631-852-6555.

A criminal charge is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

Update on Monday, May 6, 2024 at 10:23AM by .

Marion Napolitano, 73, who is undomiciled, has been identified as the woman killed in a motor vehicle crash on Middle Country Road in Centereach on May 4.