Police
are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the driver of a vehicle
that struck a 14-year-old pedestrian in Shirley and fled the scene.
Police
say the female was riding her bicycle southbound on Flintock Drive at the
intersection of Maple Lane when a white four-door sedan traveling westbound
stopped at the intersection and then accelerated. The car struck the teen and
knocked her to the ground at approximately 7:45 p.m. on Aug. 14.
The
vehicle fled the scene without stopping. The teen was transported to Stony
Brook University Hospital for treatment of injuries that are not life-threatening.
Suffolk
County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information that
leads to an arrest.
Anyone
with information is asked to call 1-800-220-TIPS.