Jeep Wrangler Sought In Fatal Suffolk Hit-And-Run: Police

PORT JEFFERSON STATION, NY — Suffolk police detectives believe the vehicle that fatally struck Peter Williams on Route 112 in Port Jefferson Station on Friday night and fled the scene was a dark-colored, newer-model Jeep Wrangler with Chrome rims.

The 47-year-old Terryville resident was struck by a second vehicle that remained at the scene and was pronounced dead later by a physician assistant from the Suffolk County Medical Examiner's office.

Williams was crossing Route 112 eastbound, south of Rose Avenue, when he was struck by an unknown SUV that was heading southbound on Route 112 and did not stop at around 10:13 p.m., police said.

The investigation is continuing.

Detectives are asking anyone with information about the crash to call the Major Case Unit at 631-852-6553, or to call anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a confidential police hotline, at 1-800-220-TIPS.