Cops name boy, 7, killed in hit-and-run crash in Mastic, police say

Police have identified the 7-year-old boy who was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash Sunday night in Mastic.

The boy, who was hit on Sunrise Highway in Mastic, was identified as Sadq Aljomi.

Suffolk County police said the crash occurred at about 10:15 p.m. on eastbound Sunrise Highway between Exit 58 and Exit 59.

Police said the boy "wandered out of his residence" unattended and made his way to Sunrise Highway, where he was struck by the vehicle. The boy was transported to Long Island Community Hospital in East Patchogue, where police said he was pronounced dead.

Major Case Unit detectives are asking anyone with information regarding the hit-and-run to call them at 631-852-6555 or to call Crime Stoppers at 800-220-TIPS.

All calls will remain confidential.

By John Valenti

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John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”