North Country Gazette
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WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. — An emergency medical technician (EMT) with the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) has been charged with leaving the scene of a fatal automobile accident.

Scott Desimone, 35, of 322 Fort Washington Ave., Hawthorne, pleaded not guilty to leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, a class D felony.

Prosecutors say that on March 1, in the area of Saw Mill River Road and Hunter Lane, Desimone, operating his rented 2008 Mazda Tribute struck the victim, Manuel Guaman Saca who was walking on the side of Saw Mill River Road/Route 9A in Greenburgh.

Full Story: Faces a maximum of 7 years if convicted