NORTH BABYLON, NY. (THECOUNT) – Anthony Cappa has been identified as the pedestrian struck and killed Friday in a collision involving a possible impaired driver, later identified as Eddy St. Louis.
Authorities say, Cappa, 46, was walking in North Babylon, NY, Friday evening, when a 2015 Mercedes, driven by 41-year-old St. Louis, fatally struck him around 8:30 p.m.
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Police say they concluded the driver’s ability to operate the vehicle was hindered by alcohol when he struck a pedestrian walking on Deer Park Ave in Long Island on Friday.
St. Louis was held on an impaired driving charges following the incident and jailed overnight.
Cappa was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead of multiple blunt force injuries consistent with the violent collision.
Suffolk County police say St. Louis’ 2015 Mercedes hit 46-year-old Anthony Cappa as he walked along Deer Park Avenue. source
St Louis is scheduled for an arraignment on Saturday, according to records.
Anyone with possible information on the deadly incident may contact police at 911.
North Babylon is a hamlet and census-designated place located in Suffolk County, on the south shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 17,509 at the 2010 census. It is a suburban middle class community located within the Town of Babylon. North Babylon is a community in the Town of Babylon, source Wikipedia.