A Ridgewood driver was apprehended Sunday night shortly after hitting a man on a scooter with his SUV in Ozone Park and fleeing the scene, police said.
The 35-year-old victim was riding his scooter southbound on Woodhaven Boulevard just after 10 p.m. when an SUV that was traveling northbound on Woodhaven struck him as it was making a turn at Rockaway Boulevard, cops said. The vehicle then fled.
Police took the suspect, Darren Roach, 47, into custody near his home at Onderdonk and 70th avenues a short time later.
Roach has been charged with leaving the scene and criminal possession of a weapon for having a stun gun, according to police.
The scooter rider was taken to Jamaica Hospital with a right leg injury.
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