Pereira struck the rear of the Honda Pilot, according to police.
After the collision, Ramirez left the scene without rendering aid or reporting the incident, McCormick said.
Despite life-saving techniques employed by arriving emergency medical technicians, Pereira was pronounced dead at New York-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital.
State Police investigators with the assistance of the Westchester County Real-Time Crime Center were able to identify and later arrest Ramirez.
Ramirez was scheduled to be arraigned before the Yonkers City Court on Wednesday, July 21.
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