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Police: Teen hospitalized after hit-and-run driver sent her SUV into Bellmore creek

Detectives say the collision send her SUV off the road through a fence and into Whaleneck Creek Culvert.

News 12 Staff

Dec 1, 2023, 9:58 PM

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A 17-year-old girl was hospitalized after police say a hit-and-run driver rear-ended her SUV, causing it to swerve into a creek in Bellmore.

Detectives say the teenager was driving on Merrick Road around 9 p.m. Thursday when she was hit by a red vehicle.

They say the collision send her SUV off the road through a fence and into Whaleneck Creek Culvert.

The girl was able to get out and was taken to the hospital.

Police say the driver of the car left without stopping.

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