ULSTER, NY : Driver was drunk when he struck, killed pedestrian on Tuesday, 8th September 2016

Authorities say they’ve charged an upstate New York man with manslaughter and DWI after his vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian who was crossing a Hudson Valley road.

Police in the town of Ulster say 50-year-old Raymond Williams, of Hurley, was crossing state Route 28 around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday when he was hit by a vehicle. He was pronounced dead at a hospital in nearby Kingston.

Police say they’ve charged 32-year-old Raymond Shultis, of Olivebridge, with vehicular manslaughter, driving while intoxicated and aggravated driving while intoxicated for having a blood alcohol content more than twice the state’s legal limit of 0.08 percent.

Shultis was released from the Ulster County Jail after posting $25,000 bail. It couldn’t immediately be determined if he has a lawyer.

The crash closed Route 28 for about six hours.

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Driver was drunk when he struck, killed pedestrian