Suffolk County police have arrested a man for driving without a license and warrants after a motor vehicle crash seriously injured a pedestrian in Patchogue early this morning.
On August 16, Edison Jovanny Morocho Gonzalez was driving a 2018 Honda Civic southbound on Route 112, near Silver Street, when the vehicle allegedly struck a pedestrian crossing the roadway at approximately 3 a.m.
The victim, Savier Alverca Jiminez, 43, of Patchogue, was transported to NYU Langone Hospital – Suffolk in Patchogue for treatment of serious injuries.
Fifth Squad detectives charged Morocho Gonzalez, 24, of Patchogue, with Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle and for multiple warrants. He was held overnight at the Sixth Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on August 17.
Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to contact the Fifth Squad at 631-854-8552.