Good Samaritan Found Hit-And-Run Driver Who Killed Man: Nassau PD

HEMPSTEAD, NY — Police said a hit-and-run driver in a fatal crash was arrested Sunday night after he was followed by a good Samaritan who reported him to officers.

Erick Argueta, 30, of Mason Street, Hempstead, was driving a 2005 Acura MDX on Jerusalem Avenue near Spencer Place in Hempstead at 10:22 p.m. when he hit a 63-year-old man who was crossing the stree, police said. Argueta did not stop and drove off, police said.

Another driver saw what happened and made a U-turn and began to follow Argueta, police said. The witness flagged down a Nassau County police officer and shared what he saw. The officer caught up with Argueta over and pulled him over. He was placed under arrest without incident.

The pedestrian was taken to a nearby hospital with multiple traumatic injuries and pronounced dead. Police have not released his name.

Argueta is charged with leaving the scene of an accident with a death and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. He is scheduled to be arraigned later Monday in First District Court in Hempstead.