UPDATED: Man Charged in Fatal Long Island Expressway Crash

Updated at 5:33 p.m.:

One of the two drivers who fatally struck a man who exited his car on the Long Island Expressway early Thursday morning has been charged with manslaughter following an investigation, police say.

Bonifacio Enriquez, 34, of College Point, was charged with second-degree manslaughter, second-degree vehicular manslaughter and DWI.

According to authorities, a man was driving a Toyota Camry in the eastbound HOV lane, near Exit 41 in Jericho, when he hit the median, stepped out of the car to tie up his bumper and was then struck by a silver Ford SUV and a blue Nissan Altima at 2:05 a.m.

The man who was struck succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene by a Nassau County Police Medic.

Police then placed Enriquez, the driver of the the Ford SUV, into custody for a DWI investigation and charged him later Thursday. He was transported to a local hospital following the crash and will be arraigned as soon as medically practical.

The driver of the Nissan Altima remained on the scene and no charges have been filed at this time.

The Long Island Expressway was closed in both directions for a few hours Thursday morning while authorities investigated the crash.

The investigation is ongoing.

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