Arrest In Hit-And-Run That Killed 2 Elderly Pedestrians In Marlboro

MARLBORO, NY — The alleged driver in the hit-and-run accident that killed two septuagenarians on Route 9W in March has been arrested, New York State police said.

At about 9:20 p.m. March 1, Donna Cristallo, 72, of Kingston, was pushing Stephen Celluch, 75, also of Kingston, in his wheelchair from the east side to the west side of the road. A 2020 Kia Fortes struck them both, police said.

The alleged driver, Angela Fischl, 25, continued southbound until a Town of Newburgh Police Department patrol unit stopped her, police said.

State police said in their announcement Saturday that they had conducted an exhaustive investigation.

The Newburgh resident faces two felony counts of leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in death. She was sent to the Ulster County Jail.