Suffolk County police are searching for a driver who ran away after rear-ending a pickup truck in East Patchogue on Sunday, sending the occupants to the hospital.

Police said a 2002 Ford pickup truck was waiting to turn into an apartment complex at 891 Montauk Hwy. at about 12:20 p.m. when the truck was rear-ended by a Ford Econoline van.

The driver of the van then got out and began running west on Montauk Highway, police said.

The driver was described as 5-foot-10 with a medium build, and wearing shorts and a yellow T-shirt.

The occupants of the pickup truck -- the driver and two children -- were taken to Brookhaven Memorial Hospital in Patchogue for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

The van was impounded, and police were continuing their investigation, including a search for the driver.

Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, of Bay Shore, was killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom. His mother has made it her mission to aid active-duty service members, veterans, first responders and Gold Star families. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. Credit: Randee Daddona; Photo credit: Cathy Heighter

'His sacrifice made a difference': Gold Star mother honors son's memory Army Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, 22, of Bay Shore, was the first serviceman from Long Island killed in the Iraq War.

Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, of Bay Shore, was killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom. His mother has made it her mission to aid active-duty service members, veterans, first responders and Gold Star families. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. Credit: Randee Daddona; Photo credit: Cathy Heighter

'His sacrifice made a difference': Gold Star mother honors son's memory Army Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, 22, of Bay Shore, was the first serviceman from Long Island killed in the Iraq War.

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