New York Crime Stoppers offers Reward for Information on Cortlandt Hit-and-Run

New York state police were called to hit-and-run accident involving a pedestrian at 10:35 p.m. Feb. 10 on Lexington Avenue near its intersection with Route 6 in Cortlandt.

Police interviewed the victim, 26-year-old Alex R. Hoy of Yorktown, NY at the scene as he was receiving medical attention from the Mohegan Lake Rescue Squad.

Hoy stated that he was walking northbound on Lexington Avenue when a vehicle traveling southbound struck him and fled the scene. Hoy was unable to obtain a vehicle description. The vehicle sustained a broken windshield, passenger side view mirror, and fender before it continued to travel south on Lexington Avenue.

Hoy was transported to Westchester Medical Center where he was treated with non-life threatening injuries.

New York State Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of up to $2,500 for information that directly leads to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for this hit and run crash.

Anyone with information regarding this incident, including a vehicle with the described damage should immediately call the NYS Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-866-313-Tips (8477). Callers can remain anonymous. Crime Stoppers does not need to know who you are, just what you know. Citizens with pertinent information may also go the NYS Crime Stoppers web site http://www.nyscrimestoppers.org and use the links to download the New York State Crime Stoppers Mobile App to their iPhone, Android or Blackberry and provide information to us directly from their phone. Citizens can call our hotline direct or send us an email tip or photo tip. Information provided through the app is also anonymous and the source phone is untraceable and the app is encrypted.