Cops search for Greenvale hit-run driver

An 18-year-old woman remained in serious but stable condition Tuesday as police continued their search for the driver they said struck her at a busy Long Island intersection and then fled.

Nassau detectives were knocking on the doors of area businesses and searching for witnesses or possible surveillance camera evidence to help them find the driver who hit the teen at the intersection of Glen Cove Road and Northern Boulevard in Greenvale.

"They were looking for video of the accident, but our cameras don't point out to the street," said Duraj Beeram, a mechanic at a nearby Mobil station that has surveillance cameras covering 14 angles.

Police also checked for leads at a nearby bank and a clothing store, employees said.

"They were looking to see if we saw anything or heard anything," said Laurie Rossen, a personal shopper at Anthropologie.

Police are checking traffic cameras at the intersection, but that could take a while, said Officer Maureen Roach, a spokeswoman for the Nassau police.

"They are going to try to see if they can get anything," Roach said, adding that police are still seeking help finding the small- to mid-size, black, four-door car with dark tinted windows last seen heading north on Glen Cove Road.

The victim, whose identity has not been released, was crossing Glen Cove Road westbound toward an N20 MTA Long Island Bus stop about 5:15 p.m. Monday. The driver was making a left turn from Northern Boulevard when his car hit the teen, police said.

"She was on the ground just off the crosswalk, not moving," said Amanda Dorsey, who works nearby and ran out to the corner seconds after the accident. "It was horrible."

While the driver fled, a woman in a white Cadillac who possibly saw the teenager get hit was interviewed by police, Dorsey and others at the scene said.

The intersection is one of the busiest on Long Island, with 32,000 vehicles passing through it daily, according to a spokeswoman with the state's Department of Transportation.

Many of those speed right through traffic lights seemingly without care, said the Mobil station's Beeram, noting that the red-light camera flashes constantly, even during rush hour.

"At night that light is flashing so much it's like a lightening storm," he said.

Anyone with information should call Crime Stoppers at 800-244-TIPS.