Crime & Safety

Woman Fled On Foot After Crash That Killed Motorcyclist: Police

The woman also tried to conceal the fact that she was driving the car involved in the crash earlier this week, police say.

BRENTWOOD, NY - A Brentwood woman has been charged for leaving the scene of a fatal crash in Brentwood and tampering with evidence earlier this week, according to Suffolk Police.

Angela Behlan, 47, was driving a 2007 Nissan Versa north on Islip Avenue on Sunday at 7 p.m., attempting to turn into left into a parking lot, when her car collided with a 2007 Kawasaki motorcycle that was traveling southbound, police said.

The motorcyclist, 25-year-old John Calcano, of Brentwood, was pronounced dead at the scene. Behlan then fled on foot, police said.

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Following an investigation, Behlan was charged with leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in death and tampering with physical evidence for attempting to conceal the fact that she was driving the car, police said.

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