Penn Yan woman charged after hit-and-run death of 1-year-old

BENTON, N.Y. ( WETM ) — A Penn Yan woman is facing charges after a hit-and-run that left a one-year-old child dead.

According to the Yates County Sheriff’s Office, Sarah E. Olsen, 26, was arrested on Sept. 20 after an investigation into a fatal hit-and-run that occurred in the Town of Benton the day before. Authorities say evidence collected at the scene and interviews identified Olsen as the driver of the vehicle that struck and killed a one-year-old boy on state Route 364 at about 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.

Olsen was charged with leaving the scene of an incident without reporting that results in death (a class D felony) and criminally negligent homicide (a class E felony).

Olsen’s charges were read in the Yates County CAP Court, and she was released on her own recognizance.

Anyone with information about the hit-and-run is asked to contact the Yates County Sheriff’s Office by calling 315-536-4483. All information will remain confidential.

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