A
21-year-old
Long
Island
woman
has
been
arrested
for
allegedly
fleeing
the
scene
of
a
deadly
accident
—
in
a
marked
public
safety
vehicle
that
responded
to
it,
authorities
say.
Rachel
Lodice,
of
Jericho,
was
driving
a
2023
Kia
soundbound
on
Hicksville
Road
in
Massapequa
around
6:45
p.m.
Tuesday
when
police
say
she
hit
a
2022
Nissan
Altima
moving
east
on
Sunrise
Highway.
The
Nissan
driver,
a
64-year-old
woman,
died
of
her
injuries
at
a
hospital.
A
46-year-old
passenger
was
taken
there
for
treatment
of
non-life-threatening
injuries,
police
said.
While
on
patrol,
an
Oyster
Bay
public
safety
officer
came
upon
the
accident
and
stopped
to
assist.
Cops
say
Lodice
got
into
his
marked
vehicle
and
drove
off.
She
was
apprehended
a
short
time
later.
Lodice
is
charged
with
vehicular
manslaughter,
leaving
the
scene
of
an
incident,
driving
while
intoxicated
and
grand
larceny.
She
is
expected
to
be
arraigned
later
Wednesday.
Attorney
information
wasn’t
immediately
available.