Police ID Man Killed In South Farmingdale Hit-And-Run

FARMINGDALE, NY — A man was killed in a South Farmingdale hit-and-run crash early Sunday, Nassau police homicide detectives said.

Police identified him as Mohamed Elromi, 24, of Astoria, on Tuesday.

Officers were called to 116 Merritts Road at 3:40 a.m. for a report of a pedestrian struck, police said. They found Elromi lying in the roadway with severe head trauma, police said.

A short-bed silver /gray pickup truck struck Elromi and left before officers arrived, police said. Elromi was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Detectives are searching for the driver.

Detectives request anyone with information regarding the hit-and-run to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS or call 911. All callers will remain anonymous.