Bicyclist Killed In Suffolk Hit-And-Run Crash: Police

EAST PATCHOGUE, NY - A bicyclist was killed in a hit-and-run crash in East Patchogue early Sunday, according to Suffolk Police.

Officers responded to Montauk Highway, 1000 feet west of Gazzola Drive, after a passing motorist called 911 to report a body in the roadway at 4:30 a.m.

Upon arrival, the officers determined the man had been struck by a vehicle.

Detectives also determined the bicyclist, identified as 30-year-old Alexis Velasquez, was traveling eastbound when he was stuck by an eastbound vehicle that fled the scene.

Velasquez, of Bellport, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.

Detectives believe the vehicle that struck Velasquez is a silver or gray Nissan SUV with front-end damage and fled eastbound on Montauk Highway.

Anyone with information on this crash is asked to call Major Case Unit detectives at 631-852-6553 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.