PEEKSKILL MAN KILLED IN CROTON HIT-AND-RUN

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Peekskill Man Killed In Croton Hit-And-Run
Police said the incident happened on Route 9 North just south of the Croton Point Avenue exit.

Michael Woyton,Patch Staff
Posted Tue, Jan 2, 2024 at 12:28 pm ET

A Peekskill man was killed Sunday in a hit-and-run incident in Croton-on-Hudson. (Shutterstock)

CROTON-ON-HUDSON, NY — A man from New Jersey was accused of hitting and killing a pedestrian on Route 9 in Croton-on-Hudson Sunday.

The Village of Croton on Hudson Police Department said, around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, members of the New York State Police and Croton police, fire and EMS departments were sent to a report of a pedestrian lying in the roadway on Route 9 North just south of the Croton Point Avenue exit.

The pedestrian, a man later identified as a Peekskill resident, was taken to the Westchester Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

A preliminary investigation by responding officers found that the man was struck by a vehicle that left the scene.

Authorities said that fragments of the unidentified vehicle, including a front grille

Within 16 hours of the incident, using pieces of the vehicle that were found in the roadway, the Croton Police Department identified the vehicle and the driver involved in the accident.

Edisson E. Quichimbo-Guayara, 20, of Newark, New Jersey, was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle accident, a felony. MORE AT Peekskill Man Killed In Croton Hit-And-Run | Ossining, NY Patch

AND FROM THE VILLAGE WEBSITE Arrest Made in Fatal Hit-and-Run Investigation | Croton-on-Hudson NY (crotononhudson-ny.gov)

UPDATE FROM THE CROTON CHRONICLE THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: THE CROTON CHRONICLE--BREAKING WESTCHESTER GRAND JURY FORMALLY INDICTS ROUTE 9 HIGH-AND-RUN-DRIVER