A drunken driver struck and killed a 66-year-old man who was crossing a street in his hometown of Uniondale early Monday morning.
Nassau County police said Plutarco Caceres was walking across Uniondale Avenue just north of Coleridge Road when he was struck by a southbound Honda Civic driven by 26-year-old Jonai Washington of Hempstead at 2:05 a.m.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Homicide Squad detectives charged Washington with vehicular manslaughter, driving while intoxicated and driving an uninspected motor vehicle.
She was arraigned Monday at First District Court in Hempstead.
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Wha a terrible tragedy! Don’t drink and Drive People!!