NEW YORK, NY — A 31-year-old Queens man was arrested Wednesday morning in connection with a fatal car crash last December, according to the New York Police Department.

Mario R. Hill, of 168-32 119th Avenue in Queens, was taken into custody at the 105th Precinct at approximately 10:11 a.m. on August 21, 2024. Hill faces several charges, including manslaughter by involuntary manslaughter, vehicular manslaughter, reckless driving, and driving without a license in the third degree.

The charges stem from a collision on December 18, 2023, at approximately 8:15 p.m. Police responded to a 911 call reporting a crash near South Conduit Avenue and Guy R. Brewer Boulevard. An investigation revealed that Hill, driving a 2021 Dodge Ram northbound on Guy R. Brewer Boulevard, collided with a 2002 Chevy Impala traveling eastbound on South Conduit Avenue.

The driver of the Chevy, 71-year-old Fitz H. Slowe of Brooklyn Avenue, was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead. Hill was also taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in stable condition.

The investigation was led by the NYPD’s Highway District’s Collision Investigation Division, which led to Hill’s arrest nearly eight months after the incident.