Man Struck By Hit-And-Run Driver While Standing In His Driveway

EAST ISLIP, NY - A man was hospitalized after being struck by a car while standing in the driveway of his East Islip home on Tuesday night, according to Suffolk Police.

Officers responded to a 911 call of a hit-and-run crash at the Union Boulevard home at 11:25 p.m.

Jorge Gomez-Botero, 36, was next to his parked car in the driveway when a car driving eastbound on Union Boulevard skidded into the driveway and struck both the parked car and Gomez-Botero, police said.

The driver then fled the scene of the crash in his car, police said.

Gomez-Botero was transported to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore for treatment of minor injuries.

The investigation is continuing.

Police are asking anyone with knowledge of the incident to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.

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