BREEZY POINT — A man who allegedly fled the scene after wrecking a stolen car — leaving behind two injured friends without calling for help — was arrested and charged Monday, more than five months after the crash, officials said.
Dylan Anderson, who turned 24 on Sunday, was charged with a felony for leaving the scene of an accident in the May 31 crash that killed his friend, Thomas Rorke, and injured another, his lawyer and the DA's office said.
Anderson, from Breezy Point, got behind the wheel of the 2008 BMW, which was left running in the parking lot outside the Blarney Pub, at 3:50 a.m., police said.
Surveillance video allegedly captured the four friends getting into the car and speeding away toward Rockaway Point Boulevard, sources said.
Anderson wrecked the car minutes later after driving into a fire hydrant near 210th Street, police said. Rorke and another friend were ejected from the vehicle during the crash.
Anderson and another friend ran from the scene, leaving their injured friends without calling 911 for help, according to the DA.
Rorke — a reservist with the United States Marine Corps since 2010 — died from his injuries June 3. His family could not be reached for comment.
The condition of the other friend is not clear.
In June, officials at the Breezy Point co-op, which manages the private community, said they would conduct their own investigation after the District Attorney's inquiry was finished.
The board often investigates minor issues, doling out punishments to residents that are usually fines. If a violation is more serious, a resident could be removed from the community.
But a criminal investigation, according to board chairman A.J. Smith, is unprecedented.
"Us sending somebody a fine for their behavior in the co-op is one thing, people facing criminal investigation — it's bigger than us," he said in June.
Anderson was arraigned Monday in Queens Criminal Court and was released without bail. His case is being evaluated by the District Attorney's alternative sentencing director, according to the DA's office.
He's due back in court Nov. 17. His lawyer declined to comment.
