Teenager arrested after SUNY student dies in hit and run

POTSDAM, NY (WCAX) – An 18-year-old was arrested after fleeing the scene of a hit and run that killed a SUNY Potsdam student.

20 year-old Emily Mae Smith of Greenville, NY was hit by a automobile simply after 3 am Saturday morning on Pierrepont Avenue, which borders SUNY Potsdam’s campus. She was taken to the hospital, the place she would later die of her accidents. SUNY Potsdam stated in a statement that she was a sophomore enterprise main, and a part of the ladies’s basketball staff.

Police say after hitting Smith, the driving force, 18-year-old Jakob Krise of Brasher Falls, NY sped away from the scene. He was later discovered and arrested round 7 am the identical day. He’s now going through a number of fees, together with leaving the scene of against the law that might consequence in demise, and driving whereas intoxicated. He is about to seem in Potsdam Town Court Wednesday, May 20 at midday.

The college stated they had been planning for a particular commemoration for Smith, and at commencement Saturday, they held a second of silence in her honor.