Angel Asimbay, 67, killed by hit-and-run driver in Hampton Bays

Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a man late Wednesday afternoon in Hampton Bays.

Southampton Town police said officers responded to a crash at the intersection of Springville Road and Neptune Avenue at 5:01 p.m. and found a critically injured pedestrian, later identified as Angel Asimbay, 67, of Hampton Bays. Police said Asimbay was taken to Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead, where he later died.

Police have not released any information about the type of vehicle believed to be involved in the crash, but said both Southampton detectives and the State Police were investigating.

Anyone with information on the hit-and-run is asked to call Southampton detectives at 631-702-2230.

By John Valenti

john.valenti@newsday.com

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.”