Crime & Safety
Police Release Photo Of Car Used In Fatal Hit-And-Run Crash
A 26-year-old was killed after being hit by a driver last week.
BRENTWOOD, NY - Suffolk Police released a photo on Monday of the car used in a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian in Brentwood last week.
On Nov. 5, Luis Felix Gomez-Cuji , 26, of Bay Shore was crossing Suffolk Avenue, just west of Eastern Avenue, when he was struck by a car that fled the scene.
A passing motorist found him lying in the roadway and called 911.
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Gomez-Cuji was pronounced dead at the scene.
Detectives believe the vehicle that struck Gomez-Cuji was either a 1998 to 2002 red, burgundy or maroon Toyota Corolla, possibly with damage on the driver’s side.
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Detectives are asking anyone with information on this crash to call the Major Case Unit at 631-852-6555 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.
Photo: SCPD
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