Police say a female pedestrian was fatally
struck in West Islip on Monday night.
According to police, a motor vehicle was
traveling westbound on Montauk Highway, near Pease Lane, when it struck a
female pedestrian in the roadway at approximately 10:30 p.m. The vehicle fled
the scene westbound.
The victim, who has been identified by police as Tracey Dorismond, 32, of Brentwood, was pronounced dead at the scene by a
physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical
Examiner.
Detectives are asking anyone with information
on this crash to call the Major Case
Unit at 631-852-6555 or Crime
Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.