Just after leaving a Woodbury diner Wednesday afternoon, a Wantagh man was struck and killed by a motorist who has been charged with driving while intoxicated and vehicular manslaughter, Nassau County police said.

Willem Specht, 62, of Woodbury, hit the pedestrian when he reversed his gray 2004 Infiniti sedan in the parking lot of the On Parade Diner on Jericho Turnpike at 2:32 p.m., police said.

The victim, identified as Joseph Devito, 61, was pronounced dead about 75 minutes later at a hospital, police said.

In addition to DWI and vehicular manslaughter, Specht also has been charged with reckless endangerment, assault and manslaughter. According to court records, at his arraignment Thursday in First District Court in Hempstead, Specht was represented by a Legal Aid attorney and ordered held on $500,000 bond or $250,000 cash bail by Judge Norman Sammut.

A mandatory license suspension also was imposed, according to records.

It was not immediately clear if Specht was able to post bond or bail.

“Just a very sad, unfortunate event,” said diner co-owner Nick Krimitsos. “My thoughts and prayers go out to the family.

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