Drunken Driver Hits Pedestrian In West Babylon: PD

WEST BABYLON, NY — A drunken driver hit a pedestrian in West Babylon Tuesday night, causing serious injuries, according to Suffolk police.

Andrew Bonamico, 58, of West Babylon, was driving a 1999 Jeep Cherokee northbound on Little East Neck Road when he struck a 48-year-old Amityville woman who was crossing the road at the intersection of Baur Street at 6:50 p.m., police said.

The woman was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip with serious injuries that were not considered life-threatening, police said.

Bonamico was charged with driving while intoxicated. He was held overnight at the First Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Wednesday.