Driving while ability impaired by drugs

A Manorville man faces drug-impaired driving and drug possession charges after a Sunday crash on the Long Island Expressway in Melville that seriously injured a pedestrian, police said.

George Hackett, 52, was indicted for Aggravated Vehicular Homicide, Leaving the Scene of an Incident Without Reporting, Driving While Impaired by Drugs, and other related charges following a high-speed crash on Sunrise Highway June 8 that caused the death of Franklin Blake, 82, of Queens, District Attorney Ray Tierney announced yesterday.