Crime & Safety
Police Seeking Pickup Driver Who Fled After Hitting Pedestrian
A 30-year-old homeless woman was seriously injured after being struck by the pickup truck on Long Island Wednesday morning.
MEDFORD, NY – A 30-year-old homeless woman was seriously injured after being struck by a pickup truck in Medford Wednesday morning. Police say the truck driver fled the scene.
Sixth Precinct police officers responded to Norfleet Lane at about 5:50 a.m. after a 911 caller reported an injured female lying in the road. Police determined that the woman, Olivia Thornton, was struck by a vehicle, described as a dark-colored pickup truck, that fled the scene.
Thornton was transported to Long Island Community Hospital in East Patchogue for treatment of serious injuries.
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Anyone with information on the crash is asked to call Sixth Squad detectives at 631-854-8652 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.
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