Coram Man Killed In Port Jefferson Station DWI Crash; Selden Man Charged After Fleeing Scene
Port Jefferson Station – (Update) Danny Bonilla Zavala, 19, of Selden, is the man who was arrested and charged with Driving While Intoxicated and Leaving the Scene of an Accident Resulting in Injury or Death. Bonilla Zavala initially misidentified himself to police. Additional charges are pending.
(Original Story) Suffolk County Police have arrested a Selden man for driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene after a man was killed in a Port Jefferson Station motor vehicle crash on Sunday night.
Bob Hidalgo was driving a 2011 Toyota Corolla southbound on Route 112 near Sagamore Hills Drive when his vehicle was struck by a 1995 Nissan Maxima traveling southbound on Route 112 at 5:10 p.m.
The driver of the Maxima, Jose Benitez, fled on foot and was apprehended a short time later by Sixth Precinct Police Officer Matthew Cameron.
Hidalgo, 31, of Coram, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician’s assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. His wife, Taisha Hidalgo, 30, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
Benitez, 19, of Selden, was transported to John T. Mather Memorial Hospital in Port Jefferson for treatment of minor injuries he received in the crash. Major Case Unit detectives charged Benitez with Driving While Intoxicated and Leaving the Scene of an Accident Resulting in Injury or Death. Benitez was held at the Sixth Precinct and is scheduled for arraignment at First District Court in Central Islip today.
The vehicles were impounded for safety checks and the investigation is continuing. Anyone with information on the crash is asked to contact Major Case Unit detectives at 852-6555.
A criminal charge is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
SCPD Photo: Arrest photo of Danny Bonilla Zavala, 19, of Selden.
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