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Teenager charged with DWI in fatal Fresh Meadows collision: Cops

By Steve Mosco

Police arrested a 19-year-old driver after a hit-and-run resulted in the death of a Bronx cabbie on the Grand Central Parkway Sunday.

Roberto Depena was arrested a short time after the 3 a.m. crash in Fresh Meadows, according to police. He was charged with manslaughter, vehicular manslaughter, leaving the scene of an accident, criminally negligent homicide, DWI, speeding and operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol as a minor, police said.

Police said the yellow cab was headed west on the parkway near the 180th Street exit when it was struck by Depena’s Honda sedan, sending the victim’s car careening into the center median. The driver, identified as 38-year-old Ansumana Dukuly, died at the scene, police said.