Driver Dumped SUV Used In Hit-And-Run That Hurt Woman, 81, On Long Island: Police

UNIONDALE, NY — Nassau police are searching for the person who was behind the wheel of an SUV that was involved in a hit-and-run that injured an 81-year-old woman in Uniondale on Friday night.

An unknown male was driving a red Chrysler Town & Country registered in Texas, on Nassau Road at around 8 p.m., when it struck the rear of a parked white Toyota Avalon with a woman inside police said, adding that he bolted from the scene and a short time later abandoned the vehicle.

The woman was taken to a local area hospital for evaluation and treatment, police said.

There is no further description of the male, according to police.

The investigation is ongoing, police said.

Detectives are asking anyone with information or who had witnessed this incident to contact the First Squad at 516-573-6154, or call 911.