Crime & Safety
Woman Arrested in Hit-and-Run Crash That Killed Bicyclist in Carle Place
The Florida woman faces manslaughter and DWI charges.

A Florida woman is facing vehicular manslaughter charges after police said she drove drunk, fatally struck a bicyclist and drove away in Carle Place on Thursday morning.
According to authorities, Melissa A. McKiski, 22, of Venice, FL, was driving westbound on Old Country Road when she struck a bicyclist traveling eastbound in the westbound curb lane at 12:36 a.m.
Police said McKiski fled the scene of the crash and was apprehended by officers at Herricks Road and Helen Road in Mineola.
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The bicyclist, identified as Charles Velasquez, 22, of Queens, was taken to Winthrop University Hospital. He was pronounced dead by hospital staff at 4:32 a.m.
McKiski is charged with second degree vehicular manslaughter, driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a fatality. She will be arraigned Thursday at First District Court in Hempstead.
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