Former Cop Enters Plea In Hit-And-Run

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — A former New Rochelle and Town of New Castle police officer pleaded guilty to a hit-and-run that seriously injured two people. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino Jr. said Wednesday that Raymond Beckley, 25, of Valhalla, admitted to tampering with physical evidence stemming from the Nov. 13, 2016, hit-and-run incident in which two pedestrian were injured in White Plains.

Beckley had resigned his position as a New Rochelle police officer earlier on the day of the crash and then, just hours after the crash, on Nov. 14, 2016, he began working as a police officer in the Town of New Castle.

He resigned from the New Castle Police Department in January 2017.

Beckley is scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 27, 2019.

Around 10:30 p.m. Nov. 13, 2016, Beckley's Ford F350 Super Duty pickup truck struck a man and a woman walking along Hale Avenue in White Plains.

Immediately after the collision, Beckley's truck sped away leaving the two victims in the street, bleeding and suffering from serious physical injuries, including trauma to the head and broken bones.

When police arrived minutes later, both victims were rushed to local hospitals.

After an extensive investigation, Beckley was arrested July 5, 2018, and charged with tampering with physical evidence, felony, for concealing his truck and driving it out of state in late November 2016, while knowing police were actively investigating the hit-and-run and were attempting to locate his vehicle.

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Photo caption: Raymond Beckley. Photo credit: Westchester County District Attorney's Office.