Crime & Safety
Man Struck By Hit-And-Run Driver In Lindenhurst
Police say the 27-year-old was walking in the road when he was hit Saturday morning. Police are searching for the driver.
LINDENHURST, NY – A 27-year-old man was seriously injured after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in Lindenhurst Saturday morning, police said.
Suffolk County Police received a 911 call at about 6:15 a.m. reporting that a man was walking in the lanes of travel on northbound North Wellwood Avenue near Herzel Boulevard. About five minutes later, police received a 911 call from a different caller reporting that the man was now lying in the road. An investigation determined the man, of Brooklyn, was struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
The man, who police did not name, was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip for treatment of multiple broken bones and a head injury.
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Police are asking anyone with information on to call the First Squad at 631-854-8152 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.
Lindenhurst, NY- A 27 year old Brooklyn man is in serious condition after being found lying in the roadway on Wellwood Ave. Police say he was the victim of a hit and run. The road was closed for 6 hours for an investigation this morning. pic.twitter.com/ByzFEJwdXG
— Stringer News (@Stringernews) February 17, 2018
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