Victim killed in New Cassel crash identified: police

NEW CASSEL, NY – The victim of a fatal weekend crash in New Cassel has been identified.

Oscar Lopez-Melgar, 36, of Westbury, was killed Sunday evening when he was struck by a vehicle while crossing Prospect Avenue, authorities said.

The 27-year-old driver remained at the scene, but a second vehicle struck Lopez-Melgar and fled, police said.

Lopez-Melgar died a short time later at a local hospital. The police are investigating.