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Yaphank Hit-and-run Driver Sought

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Police are looking for an SUV, like the one pictured, with damage to the areas that are circled.

Suffolk County police are asking for the public’s help in finding the hit-and-run driver that struck a man in Yaphank and left him for dead last week, authorities said.

A pedestrian walking on the northbound shoulder of Yaphank Middle Island Road when he was hit by an SUV between Main Street and the Middle Island Country Club at 6 p.m. Jan. 18, police said.

Seventh Precinct Crime Section officers suspect that the vehicle is possibly a 2002 or 2003 charcoal gray Toyota 4Runner, similar to the one in the photo. The passenger-side mirror broke off at the scene and the vehicle may have sustained damage to the rear passenger side quarter panel.

The victim was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

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