Crime & Safety

Teen Hurt, Hospitalized In Hit-And-Run Nassau Crash: Police

The 14-year-old victim suffered a fracture and other injuries in the Tuesday collision, police said.

A man is sought in the hit-and-run of a teenage bicyclist in North Bellmore, police say.
A man is sought in the hit-and-run of a teenage bicyclist in North Bellmore, police say. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

NORTH BELLMORE, NY — A teenage bicyclist was badly injured from a hit-and-run crash on Tuesday morning in North Bellmore.

Nassau police say a white van collided with the 14-year-old male victim at the intersection of Saw Mill Road and Jerusalem Avenue, police said.

The victim was taken to a nearby hospital for a fracture, lacerations and bruising, authorities said.

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Police said the crash caused two black-colored lower panels to fall off the suspect's van.

Detectives ask anyone with information to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS.

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