One teenager was killed and another was injured after a hit-and-run crash Wednesday evening in the town of Ithaca, according to the Tompkins County Sheriff's Office.
Authorities said deputies responded to the 1400 block of Trumansburg Road around 6:24 p.m. and found a 14-year-old girl and 13-year-old girl who had been struck by a car. Both were transported to Cayuga Medical Center. The 14-year-old victim later died from her injuries. The 13-year-old suffered a broken arm.
Deputies were told that the vehicle that hit the teens had left the scene.
Ithaca Police located the vehicle and driver on Danby Road later Wednesday evening, the sheriff's office said. Authorities identified the driver as Robert J. Defelice, 37, of Ithaca.
Defelice was intoxicated and was arrested, deputies said.
Defelice was charged with driving while intoxicated, leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle accident and second-degree vehicular manslaughter.