Crime & Safety

SCPD Looking for Info on Fatal Hit-and-Run

Man was killed in August on Hawkins Avenue.

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Fourth Squad Detectives are seeking the public’s help in identifying the driver in a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian in Lake Grove this past summer.

On Sunday, August 14, 2011, at approximately 1:40 a.m., a 49-year-old man standing in the turning lane on Middle Country Road at Hawkins Avenue was hit by a vehicle that fled the scene prior to the arrival of police. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000.00 for information that leads to an arrest. If you were a witness or have any information about this incident, please call Fourth Squad Detectives at 631-854-8452. Or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential. 

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