Stony Point police: Woman dies after being hit by car, driver charged with leaving scene

Steve Lieberman | Rockland/Westchester Journal News

STONY POINT — A 35-year-old woman died after being hit by a car on Route 9W by a Haverstraw man later arrested on a felony charge of leaving the scene of a fatal injury and a violation count of unlicensed driving, police said Wednesday.

Police identified her as Maria Osai on Thursday and said she has family in Stony Point and Haverstraw. Police originally withheld her name pending the notification of family, Lt. Daniel Hylas said. Osai had children and her husband lives in Haverstraw, but provided no further details.

She died at the Westchester Medical Center after police said a car hit her about 9:45 p.m. Christmas Eve Tuesday while she crossed the road at Filors Lane and drove off. The area was fairly well-lit, Hylas said, and the color of her clothing was part of the investigation

VICTIM ID'D: Maria Osai, 35, died in fatal Stony Point hit-and-run

Hours later, police arrested Jorge Flores-Villalba, 27, of Haverstraw village and charged him with the felony count involving the hit and run. Hylas said.

Flores-Villalba was released without bail on Wednesday afternoon after being arraignment before Stony Point Justice William Franks for a court hearing scheduled for Jan. 9, Hylas said. The state's pending criminal justice reforms mandate no bail for misdemeanors and certain felonies.

Aside from charging Flores-Villalba with the felony count of leaving the scene of an accident involving a fatal injury, police charged him with being an unlicensed driver.

A silver Honda Pilot SUV was heading south on 9W when the woman was hit, police said,

Police officers found the woman in serious condition and attempted to revive her. EMS also responded and took her to the medical center, where she was pronounced dead, Hylas said.

The police detectives identified the vehicle through video from a gas station and issued an alarm for the Honda Pilot. The investigation led police to arrest Flores-Villalba in Haverstraw village, where Haverstraw police found the vehicle..

The Stony Point police accident reconstruction team was continuing to investigate and the charges could be upgraded or additional counts added, Hylas said. The details of the fatality will be reviewed by the Rockland District Attorney's Office.

The police posted a video from a gas station of the scene on the department's Facebook page.

Any witnesses are asked to call the police at 845-786-2422.

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