Crime & Safety
Police ID Pedestrian Struck And Killed In Farmingville Hit-And-Run
UPDATE: The 56-year-old Farmingville man was struck by a vehicle that fled, then a second time by another vehicle, cops say.
FARMINGVILLE, NY — A 56-year-old Farmingville man was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash in Farmingville on Monday night, Suffolk police said.
Alberto Perea Vazquez was crossing northbound on Horseblock Road, near Raymond Avenue, when he was struck by an unknown vehicle traveling westbound at around 6 p.m., according to police.
As Vasquez was lying in the roadway, a Subaru Impreza struck him, then spun and crashed into a fire hydrant, a tree, and a parked Hyundai Tucson, police said.
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He was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner, according to police.
The two male drivers of the Subaru and Hyundai were taken to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
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Police are asking anyone with information on this crash to contact Major Case Unit detectives at 631-852-6555 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will remain confidential.
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