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Associated Press - November 1, 2009 11:05 AM ET
SMITHTOWN, N.Y. (AP) - A 19-year-old motorcyclist is charged with driving while intoxicated after his passenger fell off and was hit by a car.
The incident happened early Saturday in Smithtown on Long Island.
Suffolk County police say Steven Schwamb was stopped at a light on the Jericho Turnpike and when the light turned green he accelerated. His passenger, 16-year-old Alyssa Bennett, fell off.
A car struck Bennett as she was lying on the roadway. She was taken to Stony Brook University Medical Center, where she was treated for a broken leg and possible broken ribs. Schwamb was arrested on a charge of driving while intoxicated.
The phone number at Schwamb's home was not listed.
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