UPDATE: Police ID Woman Killed In Hit-And-Run Crash

Update:

CENTRAL ISLIP, NY — Suffolk police have identified the woman killed the hit-and-run crash Thursday night as 52-year-old Maria Perez, of Brentwood.

Original story:

CENTRAL ISLIP, NY — A Central Islip teen was arrested after leaving the scene of a crash that killed a woman in Central Islip Thursday night, according to Suffolk police.

The 17-year-old male was driving eastbound on Locust Street in a 2006 BMW 525, when the BMW struck the passenger side of a southbound 2015 Honda Accord on Islip Avenue, forcing that car into oncoming traffic, police said.

The Honda was then struck on the driver’s side by a northbound 2016 GMC pickup truck at 8:15 p.m., police said. The teen driver of the BMW ran away after the crash and was later arrested.

The driver of the Honda, a 52-year-old Brentwood woman, was transported by Brentwood Legion Ambulance to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, where she was pronounced dead, police said. Her name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

The driver of the GMC, a 53-year-old Brentwood man, was transported by East Brentwood Fire Department to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore for minor injuries, police said.

The 17-year-old was charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, police said. He is scheduled to be arraigned onFriday.

Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to call the Major Case Unit at 631-852-6555 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.