A Selden man was indicted for allegedly striking and killing a pedestrian with his car.
On November 5 at approximately 11:21 a.m., Lan Truong was allegedly driving a 2016 Toyota Camry northbound on Boyle Road in Selden when it swerved into the right-hand shoulder lane where Victoria Hutson, 37, was walking, striking her. The impact sent Hutson’s body partially into the road.
Following the incident, Truong allegedly did not call authorities. Instead, he was allegedly seen stopped at the next intersection where he got out of the Camry, walked over to Hutson’s body and dragged her into the shoulder. He then allegedly fled while bystanders attempted to render aid to Hutson, who died at the scene from the injuries she sustained in the crash.
Later that evening, Suffolk County Police detectives allegedly located the Camry behind Truong’s residence. Investigators allegedly observed blood on the vehicle’s windshield, passenger-side door, and passenger-side window. The vehicle was seized and secured as evidence. On November 6, Truong was arrested.
On November 25, Truong, 44, was arraigned on the indictment before Supreme Court Justice John B. Collins for one count of Leaving the Scene of an Incident Without Reporting, a Class D felony, and one count of Operating a Motor Vehicle Without a License, a Traffic Infraction.
Collins ordered Truong held on $200,000 cash, $400,000 bond or $2,000,000 partially secured bond during the pendency of the case. Truong is due back in court on December 16 and faces 2⅓ to seven years if convicted on the top count.
“Victoria Hutson was less than two weeks away from her 38th birthday when she was struck by a driver who allegedly left her at the side of the road and fled,” said Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney. “Pedestrians walking around Suffolk County in broad daylight deserve to feel safe.”