Crime & Safety

Pedestrian Critically Injured in East Islip Hit-and-Run

Man is struck on Carleton Avenue early Saturday, police say.

Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who struck and critically injured a man in East Islip early Saturday.

According to police, the man was crossing Carleton Avenue, a quarter-mile south of Sunrise Highway, at about 3:10 a.m. when he was hit by a southbound vehicle. The vehicle, described as possibly a pickup truck, fled in a southbound direction.

The man, who police did not identify, was transported to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore where he was listed in critical condition.

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The investigation is continuing and anyone with information on the crash is asked to call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.

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