Grand jury indicts driver for murder after dragging pedestrian to their death while fleeing crash scene – Shore News Network

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QUEENS VILLAGE, N.Y. — A Nassau County man has been indicted on murder and related charges after allegedly running over a pedestrian and dragging him for several blocks while fleeing a collision scene in Queens last December, prosecutors said.

Warren Rollins, 49, of Elmont, was arraigned Monday on a four-count indictment including second-degree murder, manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, and leaving the scene of an incident without reporting, according to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz.

The charges stem from a fatal crash on December 10, 2023, when 63-year-old Gary Charlotin was struck by a Toyota Camry while crossing Hempstead Avenue mid-block and thrown into the eastbound lane near 220th Street. Rollins, driving a Chevrolet Traverse, then struck…