Arraignment in Hit-and-Run Death of Cortlandt Man

MIchael Longo was arraigned today in state Supreme Court in the death of Cortlandt Manor resident Daniel Cabrera in a hit-and-run crash Feb. 23, 2015 in Manhattan.

Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson announced that Longo, 58, pled not guilty in Bronx Supreme Court to the charge of Leaving the Scene of an Incident Without Reporting, a Class D Felony.

If convicted of the charges, Longo faces a potential two-and-a-third to seven years behind bars.

Longo is accused of mowing down and leaving the father of one for dead in the intersection of West 225th Street and Broadway near the Bronx border, shortly before 7 p.m.

The 38–year–old Columbia University financial director was heading home from work, Johnson said.

Longo allegedly sped away southbound over the Broadway Bridge in a Dodge Magnum. The vehicle, which was not registered to him, was later recovered in Upper Manhattan.

Supreme Court Justice George Villegas set bail at $25,000 bond or $15,000 cash and adjourned the case until August 25.

The charges in this indictment are merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.