Crime & Safety
Hit-And-Run-Crash Hospitalizes LI Man With Serious Injuries: Police
A hit-and-run crash hospitalized a man who was crossing the street on Long Island over the weekend, Suffolk County police say.
LINDENHURST, NY — A man was hospitalized with serious injuries following a hit-and-run crash in Lindenhurst on Saturday, according to Suffolk County police.
Jose Batresmendez, 53, of Copiague, was crossing North Strong Avenue, near 27th Street, when he was struck by a southbound motorcycle that fled the scene around 5:58 p.m., police said.
Batresmendez was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip for treatment of serious injuries, police said.
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