Crime & Safety
Nassau Man Killed Over $22 Of Gas: Police
Police have identified the victim of this morning's hit and run as a gas station attendant trying to stop someone from stealing gas.
UPDATE, 4:50 P.M.: Nassau police say that the man who was killed in a hit-and-run Monday morning died over $22 of gas.
Police identified the man as Cemal Dagdeviren, 59, of Levittown, a manager at the Pit Stop Gas Station in South Hempstead.
According to police, and unknown man pulled into the gas station just before 7:20 p.m. and asked the attendant to fill up his car. The employees became suspicious because his car had no license plates or registration sticker. They stopped filling his car after putting $22 worth of gas into it and asked him to pull aside.
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The man told the manager that he would pay with a credit card, which police say was a fake. The manager told him to pay with cash, but the man said he didn't have any, despite showing a $50 bill to the attendant earlier.
The man then tried to leave the station and the manager tried to stop him. He got in front of the man's car, and the man ran him over on purpose, police say.
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The driver is a black man, over 6 feet tall, with a thin build and long dreadlocks. He was wearing black cargo pants, a grey sweatshirt, an orange ski cap and work boots. His car was an early 1990s large GMC SUB, either a Yukon or Suburban, police said. It had front-end damage to the driver's side before the hit-and-run, and is missing the driver's side headlight.
Police ask anyone with information about the driver's identity to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.
ORIGINAL STORY: A man was killed in a hit-and-run in South Hempstead Monday morning, and police are seeking the public's help to find the driver
According to police, a 59-year-old was hit by a dark-colored SUV just after 7:20 a.m. in front of the Pit Stop Gas Station, located at 1210 Grand Ave. The SUV was last seen heading south on Grand Avenue.
The man was taken to South Nassau Communities Hospital, where he was pronounced dead by doctors. Police have not yet released the victim's identity.
Police ask anyone with information about this hit-and-run to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.
Photos courtesy Nassau County Police Department
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