A Huntington Station man was indicted for allegedly striking and killing a woman with his car, then leaving the scene of an accident.
On February 2 at approximately 6:20 a.m., Sarkis Dadourian was allegedly operating a 2007 Honda Accord eastbound on Nesconset Highway at the intersection of Hallock Road in Lake Grove when he allegedly struck Sampada Aduulla, 24, of Stony Brook, who was crossing the highway. According to an eyewitness, after Dadourian allegedly struck Aduula, he allegedly stopped momentarily, got out of the car to check the damage, and then got back into his car and proceeded to flee east. Based on information provided by the eyewitness, a description of the vehicle involved was released to the media.
Two days later, members of the Suffolk County Police Department received a tip from a Nassau County auto body shop that a vehicle matching the description of the vehicle involved in the crash had been brought in by an individual claiming that he had struck a deer. The vehicle was taken as evidence and, ultimately, Dadourian surrendered himself to detectives in the Major Case Unit of the Suffolk County Police Department on February 10.
On June 6, Dadourian, 68, was arraigned on the indictment before Supreme Court Justice Steven A. Pilewski for one count of Leaving the Scene of an Incident Resulting in Death, a Class D felony. Pilewski ordered Dadourian to surrender his passport and was placed on supervised release. Dadourian is due back in court on July 22 and faces 2-1/3 to 7 years in prison if convicted on the top count.
“The decision to leave the scene of a crash that resulted in the death of a young woman made a tragic situation worse,” said Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney. “My office will seek to hold the defendant accountable for his actions that day.”