CORTLANDT – A 19-year-old Cortlandt man has been arrested and charged with a felony of leaving the scene of an incident without reporting, and the crash resulted in a fatality.
State Police charged Karan Kanojia following an investigation into the death of Luis Rivera, 37, of Peekskill.
On April 30 at about 9 p.m., troopers responded to a report of a pedestrian hit on Route 6 – East Main Street – in the Town of Cortlandt, near Locust Avenue. It is alleged that Kanojia was driving westbound, struck Rivera and left the scene without reporting it.
Rivera was transported to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla where he later died.
Kanojia was issued an appearance ticket returnable to Cortlandt Town Court at a later date.
The investigation is continuing.
