Drunk Huntington Man Struck, Critically Injured Pedestrian: Cops

BAY SHORE, NY - A Huntington man was charged with a DWI after he struck and critically injured a pedestrian in Bay Shore on Saturday night, according to Suffolk Police.

Edwin Rolando Santos-Romero, 23, was driving a 2000 Toyota Camry northbound on Fifth Avenue when his car struck a pedestrian who was attempting to cross the street from east to west near Bailey Avenue at 9:45 p.m., police said.

The pedestrian, 46-year-old Jose Reyes, of Bay Shore, was transported by Brentwood Legion Ambulance to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore where he was listed in critical condition.

Santos-Romero will be held overnight at the Third Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned on Sunday.

Detectives are asking anyone who may have witnessed this crash to call the Major Case Unit at 631-852-6555 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220 TIPS.

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