By Jillian Pikora ,
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An e-bike rider was killed in a collision with a Jeep whose driver fled the scene on Long Island, police announced on Sunday, Nov. 8.
The fatal crash happened at Peninsula Boulevard and Franklin Avenue in Hempstead at approximately 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, according to police.
A 2014 Jeep was traveling east on Peninsula Boulevard when it collided with an e-bike heading south on Franklin Avenue, detectives said.
The male e-bike rider suffered injuries to his head and body. He was taken to an area hospital, where a physician pronounced him dead, police said.
His name and age were not released.
The Jeep driver left the scene, according to detectives.
William Reyes, 54, of Hempstead, was arrested following an investigation and charged with Leaving the Scene of an Incident with a Fatality, police said.
Reyes was scheduled to be arraigned Sunday, Nov. 8, at First District Court in Hempstead.
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