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Suffolk County Police arrested a man early this morning for driving while intoxicated after he struck a pedestrian with his vehicle and then drove away from the scene.
 
Roberto Ortez was driving a 2005 Nissan Armada westbound on Main Street in Patchogue when he struck a 30-year-old East Patchogue man who was crossing the street near the intersection of North Ocean Avenue at approximately 2:07 a.m. Ortez continued driving westbound for approximately 1/8 mile when he rear-ended a Ford Expedition and then struck a utility pole near River Avenue.
 
Both the East Patchogue man and Ortez were transported to Long Island Community Hospital in East Patchogue for treatment of minor injuries.  The driver of the Ford was not injured.
 
Ortez, 38, of Mastic, was arrested and charged with Driving While Intoxicated and Leaving the Scene of a Motor Vehicle Accident. He is being held overnight at the Fifth Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip in the morning.
 
 
A criminal charge is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
 
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Authority:  
Geraldine Hart, Commissioner           18-588821
Suffolk County Police Department        JM/0500