Pedestrian Killed In Central Islip Hit-And-Run: Police

CENTRAL ISLIP, NY — A man is dead after he was struck by a car in a hit-and-run crash in Central Islip on Monday, Suffolk County Police said.

Paul Benjamin, 58, was in the roadway at the intersection of Carleton Avenue and Elmore Street at about 8:30 p.m. when he was struck by a dark-colored SUV.

The car fled the scene southbound on Carleton Avenue.

Benjamin, of Central Islip, was taken to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore where
he was pronounced dead, police said.

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.