Full Notification

Suffolk County Police yesterday arrested a Huntington man for driving while intoxicated after he struck and critically injured a pedestrian in Bay Shore.
 
Edwin Rolando Santos-Romero was driving a 2000 Toyota Camry northbound on Fifth Avenue when his vehicle struck a pedestrian who was attempting to cross the street from east to west near Bailey Avenue at approximately 9:45 p.m. The victim, Jose Reyes, 46, of Bay Shore, was transported by Brentwood Legion Ambulance to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore where he was listed in critical condition.
 
Santos-Romero, 23, of 118 West 21^st St., Huntington, was charged with Driving While Intoxicated. He will be held overnight at the Third Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on May 27.
 
Detectives are asking anyone who may have witnessed this crash to call the Major Case Unit at 631-852-6555 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220 TIPS.
 
 
 
A criminal charge is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
 
-30-
 
Authority:      
Geraldine Hart, Commissioner                                                         
18-303235
Suffolk County Police Department                                                    JM/0303