Update: Bicyclist killed after being struck by two vehicles in Central Islip
Suffolk County Police arrested a Brentwood man on Feb. 6 for leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash that killed a bicyclist in Central Islip last year.
Major Case Unit detectives charged Junior Romero-Delcid, 27, with Leaving the Scene of an Incident Involving a Fatality after he fled the scene of the crash that killed Felix Cesi Oliva Cruz on East Suffolk Avenue on September 25. Oliva Cruz was struck by two vehicles. Romero-Delcid was driving a white Honda Civic and detectives are still seeking the identity of the driver of the dark-colored SUV.
Below is the original press release:
Suffolk County Police Major Case Unit detectives are investigating a hit-and-run crash that killed a bicyclist during which two vehicles fled the scene in Central Islip on Sept. 25.
Felix Cesi Oliva Cruz was riding a bicycle northbound across East Suffolk Avenue at Lowell Avenue when he was struck by two eastbound vehicles, a dark-colored small SUV and a white sedan at approximately 6:30 a.m. Both vehicles fled the scene eastbound on East Suffolk Avenue.
Oliva Cruz, 65, of Bay Shore, was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore where he was pronounced dead.
Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to call the Major Case Unit at 631-852- 6555 or call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.
