Crime & Safety
Pedestrian Killed In East Patchogue Hit-And-Run Crash
The man was on the entrance ramp to eastbound Sunrise Highway when he was fatally struck by a car that left the scene, police said.
EAST PATCHOGUE, NY — A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run in East Patchogue Thursday morning, according to Suffolk police.
A man was on the entrance ramp to eastbound Sunrise Highway, east of Hospital Road, at 6 a.m. when he was struck by a car that fled, police said.
He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
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The man's identification is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
No arrests have been made.
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Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to call the Major Case Unit at 631-852-6555 or call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.
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