Prosecutors say a Selden man who was driving without a license pleaded guilty after admitting he struck a pedestrian, moved her body from the roadway, and fled without calling 911 or attempting to get medical help.
A Selden man has pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of a fatal crash after prosecutors said he struck a woman with his vehicle, moved her from the roadway, and drove away without reporting the collision.
Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced that Lan Huynh Truong, 45, pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an incident resulting in death and operating a motor vehicle without a license.
“After hitting Victoria Hutson with his car, this defendant dragged her body off of the roadway and left her to die without reporting the incident to police or rendering any form of aid,” Tierney said. “At the defendant’s sentencing, we will be recommending the maximum sentence allowable under the law for leaving the scene, which is two and one-third to seven years in prison.”
Tierney also urged state lawmakers to increase penalties for fatal hit-and-run cases, calling the current maximum sentence “grossly inadequate for the conduct and callousness that this defendant displayed.”
Prosecutors detail fatal crash
According to court records and Truong’s admissions during his guilty plea, the crash occurred at approximately 11:21 a.m. on Nov. 5, 2025, on Boyle Road in Selden.
Prosecutors said Truong was driving a 2016 Toyota Camry northbound when the vehicle entered the shoulder and struck 37-year-old Victoria Hutson, who was walking alongside the roadway.
Rather than contacting emergency responders, prosecutors said Truong got out of the vehicle, moved Hutson’s body onto the shoulder, and left the scene.
Good Samaritans later attempted to provide aid, but Hutson died from her injuries at the scene.
Evidence recovered during investigation
Later that evening, Suffolk County police located Truong’s Toyota Camry behind his residence.
Investigators observed what appeared to be blood on the windshield, passenger-side door, and passenger-side window. According to prosecutors, testing by the Suffolk County Crime Laboratory confirmed the blood belonged to Hutson.
Truong was arrested the following day.
Sentencing scheduled for August
Truong pleaded guilty on June 15 before New York Supreme Court Justice John B. Collins.
Prosecutors noted that Truong has prior convictions for aggravated driving while intoxicated in 2016 and driving while intoxicated in 2012.
He is scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 12, when prosecutors will seek the maximum sentence of 2⅓ to 7 years in prison permitted under New York law for the offense.
The case was investigated by Detective Richard Hennes of the Suffolk County Police Department’s Major Case Unit and is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney David Geller of the Vehicular Crimes Bureau.
Key Points
• A Selden man pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of a fatal crash after prosecutors said he struck a pedestrian and fled.
• Prosecutors allege the defendant moved the victim from the roadway before leaving without calling police or rendering aid.
• The Suffolk County District Attorney is seeking the maximum sentence allowed under current New York law and is calling for tougher penalties for fatal hit-and-run cases.