NYC Firefighter Suspected Hit-and-Run Removed from Duty

An NYC firefighter who is suspected in a hit-and run that occurred early Sunday morning at 65th Street and 20th Avenue in Bensonhurst was placed on administrative duty, The New York Times reports. Patrick Quagliariello, 39, went to a Brooklyn precinct four hours after the incident and told police that his vehicle was involved in the accident. The man did not confess to the alleged crime, but did request representation by a lawyer. The victim of the accident, Manuel Tzajguachiac, 25, was killed. Quagliariello’s SUV was found by police a block away from his home in Midwood.