Cops: Pedestrian seriously injured in Huntington Station hit-run crash

By Michael O'Keeffemichael.okeeffe@newsday.com @MOKNYCAugust 1, 2021

A 42-year-old pedestrian was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash in Huntington Station early Sunday, according to Suffolk County police.

Jiron Santos-Porfiro of Huntington Station was on the east side of New York Avenue at East 14th Street when he was struck by a car heading north on New York Avenue at approximately 12:50 a.m., police said. The vehicle, described as a dark sedan, fled the scene without stopping.

Santos-Porfiro was transported by a Suffolk police helicopter to Stony Brook University for treatment of serious but non-life threatening injuries.

Detectives are asking anyone with information on this crash to call the Second Squad at 631-854-8252 or Crime Stoppers at 800-220-TIPS.

By Michael O'Keeffe

michael.okeeffe@newsday.com @MOKNYC

Michael O'Keeffe covers Suffolk County police and other Long Island law-enforcement agencies. He is an award-winning journalist and the co-author of two books, "The Card" and "American Icon."

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