Suffolk County Police last night arrested a woman after she attempted to flee the scene of a motor vehicle crash that seriously injured a man in North Babylon.
On August 27, Edward Marone was sitting in a parked car on the corner of Lloyd Avenue and Skidmore Road when he witnessed a 2023 Mercedes Benz C30 strike a utility pole in front of 163 Skidmore Road, causing it to snap and fall, at approximately 6 p.m.
Marone exited his vehicle to check on the driver. The driver, Marianne Mkrtchian, put her car in reverse, backed up, and struck Marone, pinning him against his vehicle. Mkrtchian then put her car in drive and attempted to flee the scene. A second man, who witnessed the incident, picked up a brick and threw it at the Mercedes, shattering the windshield. Mkrtchian then stopped and exited her vehicle. First Precinct Patrol officers arrived at the scene and placed Mkrtchian under arrest.
Marone, 54, of North Babylon, was transported to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip for treatment of serious injuries.
First Squad detectives charged Mkrtchian, 18, of 2518 Norwood Ave., North Bellmore, with Leaving the Scene of an Accident Involving Serious Physical Injury. She will be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip at a later date.