SUV Driver Wanted for Striking Pedestrian in Mastic Beach

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Seventh Squad detectives seeks the public’s assistance to identify and locate the driver of an SUV that struck a pedestrian and fled the scene in Mastic Beach.

A female pedestrian was walking on Pineway Avenue, just east of Mill Drive, when she was struck by a dark-colored SUV at about 8 p.m. on Jan. 23. The driver of the SUV, which was traveling eastbound on Pineway Avenue at the time of the accident, fled the scene. The SUV was last seen making a right turn onto southbound Stackyard Drive in Mastic Beach.

The 22-year-old victim was transported to Brookhaven Memorial Hospital in East Patchogue, where she was treated for numerous injuries including a fractured pelvis.

Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest. All calls will be kept confidential.