Police Release Additional Details On Lindenhurst Hit-And-Run

LINDENHURST, NY - Suffolk Police have released additional details on Friday on a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a pedestrian in Lindenhurst last month.

Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives have determined that the vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a pedestrian in Lindenhurst on

Detectives determined that the car involved was a black 2005 to 2008 Hyundai Sonata. Investigators believe the vehicle may have damage to the passenger side front fender and door and is missing the passenger side mirror.

Attached is a photograph of a similar vehicle.

On Feb. 17, 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 27-year-old 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.

The investigation is continuing. Detectives are asking anyone with information on this crash to call the First Squad at 631-854-8152 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.

Photo: SCPD