Bicyclist seriously hurt in Route 110 hit-run in Melville

By Joan Grallajoan.gralla@newsday.com JoanGrallaUpdated September 28, 2022

A cyclist was seriously injured early Wednesday morning when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Melville, Suffolk police said.

The victim, a 27-year-old man from Huntington Station, is being treated at a hospital, police said.

The man was riding a bicycle south in the right lane of Route 110, approaching Hazel Court, when a vehicle headed in the same direction struck the back of the bike at around 2:55 a.m., police said.

Anyone who can help detectives should call the Second Squad at 631-854-8252 or call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 800-220-TIPS.

By Joan Gralla and Ted Phillips

joan.gralla@newsday.com JoanGralla

Joan Gralla is a general assignment reporter who also covers parks, flood control and Holocaust restitution. She's a former Reuters correspondent who covered politics, economics and markets.

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