Crime & Safety
Man Charged With DWI After Fatally Striking Pedestrian
The crash occurred in Central Islip early Friday morning, police say.
A Central Islip man was drunk when he struck and killed another man with his truck early Friday morning in Central Islip, police said.
According to police, 37-year-old James Fitzpatrick was driving a 2015 Chevrolet Colorado west on Suffolk Avenue near Church Street when his vehicle struck 63-year-old Robert Fornasier at 12:13 a.m.
Fornasier, of Central Islip, was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Fitzpatrick was arrested and charged with DWI. He is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Friday.
The vehicle was impounded for a safety check and the investigation is continuing. Detectives are asking anyone with information about the crash to contact the Vehicular Crime Unit at 631-852-6555 or call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.
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SCPD photo: James Fitzpatrick
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