A Queens woman was indicted for a hit-and-run in Plainview that killed a 38-year-old man in January.
On January 1, at approximately 5:55 p.m., Veronica Marmol was driving her white 2018 Jeep Wrangler eastbound on Old Country Road in Plainview. The victim, 38-year-old Kevin Lawry, was crossing Old Country Road with a friend near Floral Avenue, when Marmol allegedly struck lawry with her vehicle in the eastbound lanes of travel and fled.
A witness to the crash called 911 and provided Marmol’s license plate number.
Police responded to the scene and pronounced the victim dead at approximately 6:02 p.m.
The defendant and her vehicle were located approximately two miles from the scene of the fatality near Diamond Drive and Central Park Drive in Plainview less than an hour after the crash.
During the execution of a search warrant, approximately 1.66 grams of ketamine and marijuana were allegedly recovered from Marmol’s vehicle after the crash.
Marmol, 40, was arraigned on July 24 before Judge Helene Gugerty on charges of Leaving the Scene of an Incident Without Reporting and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fifth Degree, both Class D felonies. Marmol pleaded not guilty, and bail was set at $10,000 cash, $20,000 bond, and $150,000 partially secured bond. Her license was also suspended.
Marmol is due back in court on September 18. If convicted, the defendant faces up to 2-1/3 to 7 years in prison.
“This defendant allegedly struck an innocent man crossing Old Country Road and never looked back,” said Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly. “Veronica Marmol fled the scene as Kevin Lowry tragically took his final breaths, according to the charges. A good Samaritan who witnessed the crash thankfully recorded the defendant’s license plate number as she sped off and reported it to police, leading to her arrest two miles from the scene. My office will aggressively pursue hit-and-run cases and ensure that drivers who try to flee from their crimes are held accountable for the lives they destroy.”