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Wantagh Parkway Hit-and-run Driver Sought

A hit-and-run driver injured two teenagers who stopped and got out of their vehicle on Wantagh State Parkway in Wantagh early Tuesday morning, New York State police said.

An 18-year-old Wantagh man and a 15-year-old Levittown girl had stopped on the southbound side of the parkway south of Merrick Road when they were struck at 3 a.m., police said.

The driver of the vehicle fled the scene. There was no description of the vehicle.

Both victims were taken to Nassau University Medical Center, where they were treated for non-life threatening injuries.

Troopers ask anyone with information regarding this accident to call them at 631-756-3300.  All calls will remain confidential.