Woman Charged with DUI in Fatal Hit-And-Run

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A Melville woman is facing charges of driving under theinfluence after she drove a car that struck and killed a pedestrian in the NewYork suburb of Shirley.

 Police say that32-year-old Jennifer Johnson was driving a truck on the William Floyd Parkwayearly Sunday morning when 49-year-old Michael Lynch was crossing the parkwayaround 2:25 a.m. Lynch was struck by the truck which then drove away. Lynchdied on the parkway.

Johnson’s mother Grace said that her daughter told her sheonly had one beer four hours before the accident. Grace Johnson said Jenniferwas doing a good deed and was in fact driving a man home who had had too muchto drink.

Johnson consented to a blood test. Results are pending.

If you or someone you know has been injured in an accident,please contact the New York City Personal Injury Attorney of Orlow Orlow &Orlow by calling 718-544-4100.